Stenocereus stellatus

Stenocereus stellatus

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 stellatus

Name

Stenocereus stellatus (Pfeiff.) Riccob. (1909)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cereus stellatus Pfeiff. in Otto & Dietr., Allg. Gartenzeitung 4: 258. 1836.

• Homotypic
  • Lemaireocereus stellatus (Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 426, pl. 69. 1909.
  • Neolemaireocereus stellatus (Pfeiff.) Backeb., Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1941, pt. 2: 46. 1942.
  • Rathbunia stellata (Pfeiff.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 2(3): 102. 1992.

• Heterotypic
  • Cereus tonelianus Lem., Ill. Hort. 2(Misc.): 63. 1855 [1].
  • Stenocereus stellatus var. tonelianus (Lem.) Riccob., Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 254. 1909, as "tenellianus".
  • Cereus dyckii Mart. ex Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 87. 1837 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1920
  • Cereus torrellianus Miers in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 20: 42. 1910 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1920

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, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Riccobono, V. 1909. Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Giardino Colon. Palermo 8: 253.

Additional references

• Gibson, A.C. 1989: The systematics and evolution of subtribe Stenocereinae, 6. Stenocereus stellatus and Stenocereus treleasei. Cactus and Succulent Journal Los Angeles 61(1): 26–32.
• 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 stellatus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 20. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Stenocereus stellatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Stenocereus stellatus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 20 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Stenocereus stellatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Dec 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Stenocereus stellatus. 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 20. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Stenocereus stellatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

español: pitaya, xoconochtli, xoconostle
svenska: stjärnpelarkaktus

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