Stenocereus beneckei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Echinocereeae
Genus: Stenocereus
Species: Stenocereus beneckei

Name

Stenocereus beneckei (Ehrenb.) A.Berger & Buxb., 1961

Note

The specific epithet honors the Berlin-based trader Stephan (Etienne) Benecke (1808–1879), who emigrated to Mexico, where he was the German consul of Mexico and in 1875 founded the Camara Nacional de Comercio.

Synonyms

Cereus beneckei Ehrenb. in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 2: 835. 1844 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
Piptanthocereus beneckei (Ehrenb.) Riccob. in Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 226. 1909 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
Lemaireocereus beneckei (Ehrenb.) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 4: 273–274, f. 247. 1923 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
Hertrichocereus beneckei (Ehrenb.) Backeb. in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 120. 1951 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
Rathbunia beneckei (Ehrenb.) P.V.Heath in Calyx 2: 103. 1992 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
- Cereus farinosus Haage ex Salm-Dyck in Allg. Gartenzeitung 13: 355. 1845 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
Cereus beneckei var. farinosus (Haage ex Salm-Dyck) Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 48. 1850 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
- Echinocactus farinosus C.F.Först., Handb. Cacteenk.: 396. 1846 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Rathbunia beneckei f. cristatus P.V.Heath in Calyx 2: 103. 1992 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Stenocereus beneckei f. cristatus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath in Calyx 5: 100. 1996 syn. sec. ???

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Central & SW. Mexico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Berger, A. & Buxbaum, F. (1961) Bot. Stud. 12: 99.

Additional references

Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page.

Links

Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Stenocereus beneckei in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 19. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Stenocereus beneckei in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Stenocereus beneckei. Published online. Accessed: Dec 19 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Stenocereus beneckei. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Dec 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Stenocereus beneckei. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 19. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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