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406.0000 Family Cactaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 310 (1789), nom. cons.
133 genera, ca. 1700-1800 spp. There has been excessive splitting, leading to over 3000 species in some collectors view. The phylogeny is still somewhat in flux, but is getting more stabilized now. It should be good practice in the future that each ´new species´ description is confirmed by molecular genetics, not only by morphology.
Species listed in database: 1798; hybrids: 78
= Cereaceae DC. & Spreng.(transl.Jameson); Elem. Philos. Pl. 142 (1821)
= Mammillariaceae D.L.Fu; Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(5): 352 (2024)
= Nopaleaceae E.Schmid & Curtman; Pflanzenr. 2: 135 (1856)
= Opuntiaceae Desv.; Dict. Rais. Bot. 52, 385 (1817)
406.6004 Genus Selenicereus (Berger) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429 (1909)
Distribution: S-USA, Mexico, Central, and N-coastal S-America, 1 Argentina and Uruguay
Species listed in database: 30
= Ancistrocactus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 3 (1923)
= Cereaster F.Berge; Buch Welt 90 (1842)
= Chiapasophyllum Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 32 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Cryptocereus Alexander; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 22: 164 (1950)
= Hylocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 428 (1909)
= Mediocactus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 210 (1920)
= Werckleocereus Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 432 (1909)
= Wilmattea Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 195 (1920)
species :
Selenicereus anthonyanus (Alexander) D.R.Hunt; Bradleya 7: 93 (1989)
Distribution: Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I]); Tuamotu Arch. [I] (Makatea [I]); Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz); SE-Brazil [I]
61 sci tua 79 MEX 84 bra
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptocereus anthonyanus Alexander; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 22: 165 (1950)
species :
Selenicereus atropilosus Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 50(6): 268 (1978)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Jalisco)
79 MEX
species :
Selenicereus calcaratus (F.A.C.Weber) D.R.Hunt; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 36: 30 (2017)
Distribution: Costa Rica (Limon)
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus calcaratus F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 458 (1902)
= Hylocereus calcaratus (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 428 (1909)
species :
Selenicereus chontalensis (Alexander) Kimnach; Bradleya 9: 91 (1991)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Deamia chontalensis (Alexander) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 41 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Nyctocereus chontalensis Alexander; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 22: 132 (1950)
= Strophocactus chontalensis (Alexander) Ralf Bauer; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 54 (2003)
species :
Selenicereus costaricensis (F.A.C.Weber) S.Arias & N.Korotkova; Phytotaxa 327(1): 25 (2017), et Willdenowia 51(2): 265 (2021)
Distribution: Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I]); Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Magdalena)
63 haw 80 COS NIC PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus costaricensis (Britton & Rose) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 122, 337 (1929)
= Cereus trigonus var. costaricensis (Britton & Rose) F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8: 457 (1902)
= Hylocereus costaricensis (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 428 (1909)
= Hylocereus microcladus Backeb.; Blätt. Kakteenf. 11(2): 2 (1937)
= Selenicereus costaricensis (F.A.C.Weber) S.Arias & N.Korotkova ex Hammel; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 138: 283 (2020)
= Selenicereus microcladus (Backeb.) Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 142 (2024)
species :
Selenicereus dorschianus Ralf Bauer; EPIG 64: 16 (2009)
Distribution: Mexico (Jalisco)
79 MEX
species :
Selenicereus escuintlensis (Kimnach) D.R.Hunt; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 36: 31 (2017)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Hylocereus escuintlensis Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 56(4): 177 (1984)
species :
Selenicereus extensus (DC.) Leuenb.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 123(1): 56 (2001)
Distribution: Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru
82 FRG GUY SUR 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereaster extensus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) F.Berge; Buch Welt 90 (1842)
= Cereus extensus Salm-Dyck ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 469 (1828)
= Cereus subsquamatus Pfeiff.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 3: 380 (1835)
= Hylocereus extensus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Britton & Rose; Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1626 (1915)
= Hylocereus extensus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Ralf Bauer; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 28 (2003), isonym
= Mediocactus extensus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 42 (2001 publ. 2002)
species :
Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 430 (1909)
subspecies :
subsp. grandiflorus
Name: Cardón, Reina de la noche, Queen of the night, Königin der Nacht
Distribution: Andaman Isl. [I]; Nicobar Isl. [I]; Bangladesh [I]; SE-USA [I]; Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan); Belize; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Cuba; Cayman Isl.; Jamaica; Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti); Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl.; St. Martin/St. Maarten; St. Barthélémy; Saba; St. Eustatius; Guadeloupe; Martinique
40 ban 41 and ncb 78 usa 79 MEX 80 BLZ COS NIC 81 CAY CUB GDL HIS JAM MAR PUE SAB SBA STE STM VIR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus grandiflorus L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 467 (1753)
= Cereaster grandiflorus (L.) F.Berge; Buch Welt 90 (1842)
= Cereus antoinii Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 114 (1837)
= Cereus brevispinulus Salm-Dyck; Hort. Dyck. 339 (1834)
= Cereus callicanthus (Rümpler) Woodson; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 3: 109 (1893)
= Cereus coniflorus Weing.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 118 (1904)
= Cereus grandiflorus (L.) Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 11 (1768)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. armatus (K.Schum.) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 126 (1969)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. barbadensis A.Berger; Hort. Mortol. 70 (1912)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. callicanthus Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 750 (1885)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. flemingii Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 751 (1885)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. grusonianus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 197 (1920)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. haitiensis K.Schum.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 13: 183 (1903)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. hybridus Haage ex C.F.Först.; Handb. Cacteenk. [Förster] 415 (1846)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. maximiliani Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 197 (1920)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. mexicanus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 197 (1920)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. minor Salm-Dyck ex C.F.Först; Handb. Cacteenk. [Förster] 415 (1846)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. ruber Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 751 (1885)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. schmidtii A.Berger; Hort. Mortol. 70 (1912)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. speciosissimus Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 113 (1837)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. spectabilis Karw. ex C.F.Först; Handb. Cacteenk. [Förster] 415 (1846)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. uranos (B.Schulz) K.Schum.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 13: 183 (1903)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. uranos (B.Schulz) Schelle; Handb. Kakteenkult. 89 (1906)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. viridiflorus Woodson; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 6: 80 (1896)
= Cereus haitiensis (K.Schum.) Schelle; Kakteen [Schelle] 120 (1926)
= Cereus hallensis Weing. ex Borg; Cacti [Borg], ed. 2: 211 (1951), nomen
= Cereus jalapaensis Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 26 (1913)
= Cereus nycticalus Link; Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 10: 373 (1834)
= Cereus nycticalus var. armatus K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 147 (1898)
= Cereus nycticalus var. gracilior Haage ex C.F.Först.; Handb. Cacteenk. [Förster] 416 (1846)
= Cereus nycticalus var. maximiliani Arendt; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 1: 58 (1891)
= Cereus nycticalus var. peanii Bég.; Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 252 (1909)
= Cereus obtusus Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 114 (1837)
= Cereus paradisiacus Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 37, 87 (1913)
= Cereus rosaceus Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 114 (1837)
= Cereus roseanus Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 27 (1913)
= Cereus uranos Schelle; Handb. Kakteenkult. 89 (1907), orth. var.
= Cereus uranus B.Schulz; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 3: 117 (1893)
= Cereus urbanianus Gürke & Weing.; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 4: 158 (1906), nom. illeg.
= Selenicereus coniflorus (Weing.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 430 (1909)
= Selenicereus grandiflorus var. affinis (Salm-Dyck) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 206 (1937)
= Selenicereus grandiflorus var. barbadensis Engelm. ex Borg; Cacti [Borg] 206 (1937)
= Selenicereus grandiflorus var. haitiensis (K.Schum.) B.P.R.Chéron; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 35(122): 31 (2023)
= Selenicereus grandiflorus var. uranus (Riccob.) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 206 (1937)
= Selenicereus hallensis Weing. ex Borg; Cacti [Borg] 166 (1937), nomen
= Selenicereus jalapaensis (Vaupel) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 161 (1937)
= Selenicereus maxonii Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 430 (1909)
= Selenicereus paradisiacus (Vaupel) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 161 (1937)
= Selenicereus pringlei Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 431 (1909)
= Selenicereus urbanianus (Gürke & Weing.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 242 (1913)
= Serrulatocereus haitiensis (A.R.Franck & Peguero) B.P.R.Chéron; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 35(122): 33 (2023)
subspecies :
subsp. donkelaarii (Salm-Dyck) Ralf Bauer; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 46 (2003)
Name: Choh-kan, Sak-bak-el-kan
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Yucatan); Belize
79 MEX 80 BLZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus donkelaarii Salm-Dyck; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 13: 355 (1845)
= Selenicereus donkelaarii (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose; Stand. Cycl. Hort. 3141 (1917), Briton & Rose, Cactaceae, ii.200
subspecies :
subsp. hondurensis (K.Schum. ex Weing.) Ralf Bauer; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 45 (2003)
Distribution: Guatemala; Honduras
80 GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus hondurensis K.Schum. ex Weing.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 14: 147 (1904)
= Selenicereus hondurensis (K.Schum. ex Weing.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 430 (1909)
subspecies :
subsp. lautneri Ralf Bauer; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 45 (12 Dec. 2003) (2003)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Selenicereus guatemalensis (Eichlam ex Weing.) D.R.Hunt; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 36: 32 (2017)
Distribution: Guatemala; El Salvador
80 ELS GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus guatemalensis (Eichlam ex Weing.) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 121, 338 (1929), nom. illeg.
= Cereus trigonus var. guatemalensis Eichlam ex Weing.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 21: 68 (1911)
= Hylocereus guatemalensis (Eichlam ex Weing.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 184 (1920)
species :
Selenicereus hamatus (Scheidw.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 430 (1909)
Name: Queen of the Night, Reina de la Noche
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus reptans Willd.; Enum. Pl. [Willdenow], Suppl. 33 (1814)
= Cereaster reptans F.Berge; Buch Welt 90 (1842), nom. subnud.
= Cereus biformis Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 114 (1837), pro syn.
= Cereus hamatus Scheidw.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 5: 371 (1837)
= Cereus radicans DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 468 (1828)
= Cereus reptans Salm-Dyck ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 468 (1828)
= Cryptocereus hamatus (Scheidw. ex Pfeiff.) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 15): 12 (2024)
= Selenicereus radicans (DC.) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 116 (1929)
species :
Selenicereus inermis (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 207 (1920)
subspecies :
subsp. inermis
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca); Colombia (Caldas, Magdalena, Norte de Santander, Santander); Venezuela (Apure, Aragua, Carabobo, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Lara, Miranda, Monagas, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia)
79 MEX 82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus inermis Otto ex Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 116 (1837)
= Cereus inermis Scheidw.; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 6(1): 88 (1839), nom. illeg.
= Epiphyllum steyermarkii Croizat; Phytologia 28(1): 19 (1974)
= Mediocactus inermis (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 42 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Selenicereus inermis subsp. rubineus (Kimnach) Gómez-Hin. & H.M.Hern.; Brittonia 66: 57 (2013)
= Selenicereus rubigineus Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 65(1): 17 (1993)
subspecies :
subsp. wercklei (F.A.C.Weber) Gómez-Hin. & H.M.Hern.; Brittonia 66: 58 (2013)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus wercklei F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 460 (1902)
= Mediocactus wercklei (F.A.C.Weber) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 42 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Selenicereus wercklei (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 208 (1920)
species :
Selenicereus megalanthus (Schum. ex Vaupel) Moran; Gentes Herbarum 8: 325 (1953)
Name: Yellow Pitaya
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Quindío, Valle); ?E-Ecuador; Peru; ?Bolivia
82 CLM 83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus megalanthus K.Schum. ex Ule; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 412 (1908), nomen
= Cereus megalanthus K.Schum. ex Vaupel; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 284 (1913)
= Hylocereus megalanthus (K.Schum. ex Vaupel) Ralf Bauer; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 28 (2003)
= Mediocactus megalanthus (K.Schum. ex Vaupel) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 212 (1920)
species :
Selenicereus minutiflorus (Britton & Rose) D.R.Hunt; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 36: 33 (2017)
Distribution: Guatemala; Belize; Honduras
80 BLZ GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus minutiflorus (Britton & Rose) Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 86, 87 (1913)
= Hylocereus minutiflorus Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 210 (1913)
= Wilmattea minutiflora (Britton & Rose) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 195 (1920)
species :
Selenicereus monacanthus (Lem.) D.R.Hunt; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 36: 33 (2017)
Distribution: Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Tobago; Trinidad; Colombia (Bolívar, Casanare, La Guajira, Magdalena, Santander, Valle); Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Dependencias Federales, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; Ecuador; Peru
80 COS NIC PAN 81 TRT 82 CLM GUY SUR VEN 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus lemairei Hook.; Bot. Mag. 80: t. 4814 (1854)
= Cereus monacanthus Lem.; Hort. Universel 6: 60 (1844)
= Cereus polyrhizus F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 1: 151 (1897)
= Cereus scandens Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1849 ed.]: 219 (1850)
= Cereus scandens var. minor Boerh. ex Arendt; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 1: 82 (1891)
= Cereus schomburgkii Otto ex K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 158 (1897)
= Cereus trinitatensis Lem. & Herment; Rev. Hort. (Paris), Sér. 4, 8: 642 (1859)
= Cereus venezuelensis (Britton & Rose) Werderm.; Neue Kakteen 23, 67 (1931)
= Hylocereus estebanensis Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 11 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Hylocereus lemairei (Hook.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 428 (1909)
= Hylocereus monacanthus (Lem.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 190 (1920)
= Hylocereus peruvianus Backeb.; Blätt. Kakteenf. 8(15): 2 (1937)
= Hylocereus polyrhizus (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 185 (1920)
= Hylocereus scandens (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 817 (1959)
= Hylocereus schomburgkii (Otto ex K.Schum.) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 816 (1959), with incorrect basionym ref.
= Hylocereus trinitatensis (Lem. & Herment) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 120 (1929)
= Hylocereus venezuelensis Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 186, 226 (1920)
= Wilmattea venezuelensis Croizat; Pittieria 4: 39 (1972)
species :
Selenicereus murrillii Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 206 (1920)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus murillii (Britton & Rose) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 117, 338 (1929)
= Mediocactus murrillii (Britton & Rose) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4: 42 (2001 publ. 2002)
species :
Selenicereus nelsonii (Weing.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 283 (1923)
Distribution: Mexico (Hidalgo, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus nelsonii Weing.; Z. Sukkulentenk. 1: 33 (1923)
species :
Selenicereus ocamponis (Salm-Dyck) D.R.Hunt; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 36: 34 (2017)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Queretaro, Sinaloa)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus ocamponis Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1849 ed.]: 220 (1850)
= Hylocereus bronxensis Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 185 (1920)
= Hylocereus ocamponis (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429 (1909)
species :
Selenicereus plumieri (Rol.-Goss.) Hoxey & Gdaniec; Phytotaxa 483(1): 58 (2021)
Distribution: Barbados
81 BBD
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus plumieri Rol.-Goss.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 668 (1908)
= Hylocereus plumieri (Rol.-Goss.) Lourteig; Bradea 5(44): 406 (1991)
species :
Selenicereus pteranthus (Link & Otto) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 431 (1909)
Name: Prinzessin der Nacht, Reina de la Noche
Distribution: SE-USA [I]; E-Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz); Bahamas; Cuba; Cayman Isl.; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (St. Croix [I])
78 usa 79 MEX 81 BAH CAY CUB HIS pue vir
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus boeckmannii Otto ex Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1849 ed.]: 217 (1850)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. ophites K.Schum.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 13: 183 (1903)
= Cereus grusonianus Weing.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 15: 54 (1905)
= Cereus irradians Lem.; Ill. Hort. 11(Misc.): 74 (1864)
= Cereus kunthianus Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1849 ed.]: 217 (1850)
= Cereus pteranthus Link & Otto ex A.Dietr.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 2: 209 (1834)
= Cereus vaupelii Weing.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 22: 106 (1912)
= Selenicereus boeckmannii (Otto) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429 (1909)
= Selenicereus brevispinus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 201 (1920)
= Selenicereus grandiflorus var. irradians (Lem.) Borg; Cacti [Borg], ed. 2: 206 (1951)
= Selenicereus grandiflorus var. ophites (K.Schum.) Borg; Cacti [Borg], ed. 2: 206 (1951)
= Selenicereus grandiflorus var. telli Borg; Cacti [Borg], ed. 2: 161, 206 (1951), nom. inval.
= Selenicereus grusonianus (Weing.) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 116 (1929)
= Selenicereus macdonaldiae var. grusonianus (Weing.) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 788 (1959)
= Selenicereus kunthianus (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 430 (1909)
= Selenicereus pteranthus f. kewensis (Worsley) M.H.J.van der Meer; Cact. Phantast. 1 (2018): 7 (2018)
= Selenicereus vaupelii (Weing.) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 114 (1929)
form :
f. macdonaldiae (Hook.) Ralf Bauer; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 44 (2003)
Distribution: Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I]); Belize; Honduras; Uruguay
63 haw 80 BLZ HON 85 URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus macdonaldiae Hook.; Bot. Mag. 79: t. 4707 (1853)
= Cereus rothii Weing.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 32: 146 (1922)
= Selenicereus macdonaldiae (Hook.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 430 (1909)
= Selenicereus rothii (Weing.) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 116, 346 (1929)
species :
Selenicereus purpusii (Weing.) S.Arias & N.Korotkova; Phytotaxa 327(1): 28 (2017)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Durango, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Queretaro)
79 MEX
Remarks: frequently included in S. ocamponis
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus purpusii Weing.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 19: 150 (1909)
= Hylocereus purpusii (Weing.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 184 (1920)
species :
Selenicereus setaceus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) A.Berger ex Werderm.; Brasil. Säulenkakteen 87 (1933)
Name: Pineapple Cactus
Distribution: Bolivia; N-Brazil (Roraima, Pará); NE-Brazil (Piauí, Ceara, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Amambay, Concepcion, Paraguari, Pres. Hayes); Argentina (Corrientes, Misiones)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereaster setaceus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) F.Berge; Buch Welt, ed. 2: 344 (1843)
= Cereus bifrons Haw.; Suppl. Pl. Succ. 76 (1819)
= Cereus hassleri K.Schum.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 45 (1900)
= Cereus lindbergianus F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 151 (1897)
= Cereus lindmanii F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 163 (1897)
= Cereus setaceus Salm-Dyck ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 469 (1828)
= Cereus setaceus var. viridior Salm-Dyck; Hort. Dyck. 65 (1834)
= Hylocereus setaceus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Ralf Bauer; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 29 (2003)
= Mediocactus hassleri (K.Schum.) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 798 (1959)
= Mediocactus lindmanii (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 798 (1959)
= Mediocactus setaceus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Borg; Cacti [Borg], ed. 2: 213 (1951)
= Selenicereus rizzinii Scheinvar; Revista Brasil. Biol. 34(2): 251 (1974)
species :
Selenicereus spinulosus (DC.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 431 (1909)
Distribution: USA (SE-Texas); Mexico (Chiapas, Coahuila, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus pseudospinulosus (Weing.) Weing.; Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 3: 255 (1931)
= Cereus spinulosus DC.; Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 117 (1828)
= Mediocactus spinulosus (DC.) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 42 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Selenicereus pseudospinulosus Weing.; Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 3: 255 (1931)
= Selenicereus spinulosus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 207 (1920), non Britton & Rose (1909)
species :
Selenicereus stenopterus (F.A.C.Weber) D.R.Hunt; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 36: 35 (2017)
Distribution: Costa Rica (eastern part); Panama
80 COS PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus stenopterus F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 458 (1902)
= Hylocereus stenopterus (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429 (1909)
species :
Selenicereus tonduzii (F.A.C.Weber) S.Arias & N.Korotkova; Phytotaxa 327(1): 29 (2017)
Name: Ballerina Flower
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus tonduzii F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 459 (1902)
= Weberocereus tonduzii (F.A.C.Weber) D.R.Hunt; Bot. Mag. (Kew Mag.) 2(4): 341 (1985)
= Weberocereus tonduzii (F.A.C.Weber) G.D.Rowley; Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 37(2): 46 (1982)
= Werckleocereus tonduzii (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 432 (1909)
species :
Selenicereus triangularis (L.) D.R.Hunt; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 36: 35 (2017)
Name: Pitajaya, Night blooming Cereus, Strawberry pear, Queen of the Night
Distribution: Spain [I]; Pakistan [I]; India [I] (Uttar Pradesh [I]); Cuba; Jamaica; Dominican Republic; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (Guana, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda); St. Martin/St. Maarten; Saba; St. Eustatius; Nevis; Antigua; Montserrat; Guadeloupe; Marie-Galante; Martinique; St. Vincent; Grenada
12 spa 40 ind pak 81 ABA CUB GDL GRE HIS JAM MAR MTS PUE SAB STE STK STM STV VIR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus anizogonus C.F.Först.; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 764 (1885)
= Cactus napoleonis Loudon; Encycl. Pl. [Loudon], Suppl. 1: 1202 (1840)
= Cactus triangularis L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 468 (1753)
= Cactus triangularis var. aphyllus Jacq.; Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist. 152 (1763)
= Cactus triangularis var. foliaceus Jacq.; Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist. 152 (1763)
= Cactus triangularis var. variegatus Bertol.; Giorn. Arcadico Sci. 29: 342 (1826)
= Cactus triangularis Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 206 (1829), nom. illeg.
= Cactus triqueter Willd.; Enum. Pl. [Willdenow], Suppl. 33 (1814), nom. illeg.
= Cereaster triangularis (L.) F.Berge; Buch Welt 90 (1842)
= Cereaster triangularis var. variegatus F.Berge; Buch Welt 90 (1842)
= Cereus anizogonus Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1849 ed.]: 52 (1850)
= Cereus compressus Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 10 (1768)
= Cereus napoleonis Graham; Bot. Mag. 63: t. 3458 (1836)
= Cereus pomifer Weing.; Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 70 (1927)
= Cereus triangularis (L.) Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 180 (1812)
= Cereus triangularis (L.) Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 9 (1768)
= Cereus triangularis var. major DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 468 (1828)
= Cereus triangularis var. pictus DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 468 (1828)
= Cereus trigonus Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 181 (1812)
= Cereus trigonus var. quadrangularis Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 181 (1812)
= Cereus venditus Paulsen; J. Bot. 56: 235 (1918)
= Hylocereus antiguensis Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 193 (1920)
= Hylocereus compressus Y.Itô; Cactaceae [Itô] 122 (1981) (nom. nov., as ´nov. comb.´, without repl. syn. ref.)
= Hylocereus cubensis Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 188 (1920)
= Hylocereus napoleonis Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429 (1909)
= Hylocereus triangularis (L.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429 (1909)
= Hylocereus trigonus (Haw.) Saff.; Rep. (Annual) Board Regents Smithsonian Inst. 553, 556 (1908 publ. 1909)
= Selenicereus trigonus (Haw.) S.Arias & N.Korotkova; Phytotaxa 327(1): 29 (2017)
species :
Selenicereus tricae D.R.Hunt; Bradleya 7: 91 (1989)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Belize
79 MEX 80 BLZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Hylocereus tricae (D.R.Hunt) Ralf Bauer; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 29 (2003)
= Mediocactus tricae (D.R.Hunt) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 42 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Selenicereus inermis subsp. tricae (D.R.Hunt) Ralf Bauer; EPIG 66: 12 (2010)
species :
Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 36: 35 (2017)
Name: Night blooming Cereus, Chacam, Chak-Wob, Dragon Fruit, Junco Tapatio, Pitahaya, Pitahaya Orejona, Queen of the Night, Reina de la Noche, Tasajo, Zacamb
Distribution: Canary Isl. [I] (Gran Canaria [I], Tenerife [I], La Gomera [I], La Palma [I], Fuerteventura [I]); Cape Verde Isl. [I] (Santo Antao Isl. [I], Fogo Isl. [I]); Mozambique [I]; South Africa [I]; St. Helena [I]; Ascension Isl. [I]; Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Bangladesh [I]; Cambodia [I]; Java [I]; Australia [I] (Queensland [I], New South Wales [I]); Niue [I]; Vanuatu [I]; Society Isl. [I] ; Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Molokai [I], Lanai [I]); SE-USA [I]; Bermuda [I]; Mexico (Aguascalientes, Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan); Honduras; Nicaragua [I]; Cuba [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (St. Thomas [I], St. Croix [I]); St. Martin/St. Maarten [I]; St. Barthélémy [I]; Barbuda [I]; Guadeloupe [I]; Martinique [I]; Colombia [I]; Brazil [I]
21 cny cvi 26 moz 27 saf 28 asc sth 29 mau reu 40 ban 41 cbd 42 jaw 50 aus 60 nue van 61 sci 63 haw 78 usa 79 MEX 80 HON nic 81 aba ber cub gdl mar pue sba stm vir 82 clm 84 bra
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus tricostatus Rol.-Goss.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 664 (1908)
= Cereus undatus Haw.; Phil. Mag. 110 (1830)
= Cereus undulatus D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 3: 104 (1842), orth. var.
= Harrisia undata (Haw.) Britton; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 35: 564 (1908 publ. 1909)
= Hylocereus tricostatus (Rol.-Goss.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429 (1909)
= Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britton & Rose; Fl. Bermuda [N.L.Britton] 256 (1918)
= Hylocereus undatus subsp. luteocarpus Cálix de Dios; Haseltonia 11: 12 (2005)
= Selenicereus undatus subsp. luteocarpus (Cálix de Dios) M.H.J.van der Meer; Cact. Phantast. 8(1): 1 (2019)
species :
Selenicereus vagans Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 242 (1913), et Cactaceae 2: 205 (1920)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Sinaloa, Sonora, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus longicaudatus F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 11: 384 (1904)
= Cereus vagans K.Brandegee; Zoe 5: 191 (1904)
= Mediocactus vagans (K.Brandegee) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 42 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Selenicereus longicaudatus (F.A.C.Weber) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 166 (1937)
species :
Selenicereus validus S.Arias & U.Guzmán; Cact. Suc. Mex. 40(2): 27 (1995)
Distribution: Mexico (Michoacan)
79 MEX
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