Stenocereus stellatus

Stenocereus stellatus

Taxonavigation

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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

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Stenocereus stellatus (Pfeiff.) Riccob. (1909)

Synonyms

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  • 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

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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

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Vernacular names

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español: pitaya, xoconochtli, xoconostle
svenska: stjärnpelarkaktus


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