Selenicereus monacanthus

Selenicereus monacanthus, synonym Hylocereus monacanthus, is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.[2] It is native to parts of Central America and South America (Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela).[2][1]

Selenicereus monacanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Selenicereus
Species:
S. monacanthus
Binomial name
Selenicereus monacanthus
(Lem.) D.R.Hunt[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cereus lemairei Hook.
  • Cereus monacanthus Lem.
  • Cereus polyrhizus F.A.C.Weber
  • Cereus scandens Salm-Dyck
  • Cereus schomburgkii Otto ex K.Schum.
  • Cereus trinitatensis Lem. & Herment
  • Cereus venezuelensis (Britton & Rose) Werderm.
  • Hylocereus estebanensis Backeb.
  • Hylocereus lemairei (Hook.) Britton & Rose
  • Hylocereus monacanthus (Lem.) Britton & Rose
  • Hylocereus peruvianus Backeb.
  • Hylocereus polyrhizus (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose
  • Hylocereus scandens (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.
  • Hylocereus schomburgkii (Otto ex K.Schum.) Backeb.
  • Hylocereus trinitatensis (Lem. & Herment) A.Berger
  • Hylocereus venezuelensis Britton & Rose
  • Wilmattea venezuelensis Croizat

References
  1. Loaiza, C. & Ostalaza, C. 2013. Hylocereus monacanthus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 25 May 2015.
  2. "Selenicereus monacanthus (Lem.) D.R.Hunt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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