Stenocereus montanus

Stenocereus montanus
Stenocereus montanus

Taxonavigation edit

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 montanus

Name edit

Stenocereus montanus (Britton & Rose) Buxb., 1961.

Synonyms edit

  • Lemaireocereus montanus Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 97. 1920 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Ritterocereus montanus (Britton & Rose) Backeb. in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23(4): 121. 1951 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Rathbunia montana (Britton & Rose) P.V.Heath in Calyx 2: 104. 1992 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Glandulicereus montanus (Britton & Rose) Guiggi in Cactology 3: 7. 2012 syn. sec. Korotkova 2021

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • N. Mexico (to Nayarit).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

español: Pitaya Colorada


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