Nyctocereus serpentinus

Nyctocereus serpentinus var. serpentinus

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: Nyctocereus
Species: Nyctocereus serpentinus

Name

Nyctocereus serpentinus (Lag.) Britton & Rose, (1909).

Synonyms

Cactus serpentinus Lag. & Rodr. in Anales Ci. Nat. 4: 261. 1801 syn. sec. Arias & Aquino 2019
Cereus serpentinus (Lag. & Rodr.) DC., Prodr. 3: 467. 1828 syn. sec. Arias 2021
Echinocereus serpentinus (Lag. & Rodr.) Lem., Cactées: 57. 1868 syn. sec. Arias 2021
Peniocereus serpentinus (Lag. & Rodr.) N.P.Taylor in Bradleya 5: 93. 1987 syn. sec. Arias & Aquino 2019
- Cactus ambiguus Bonpl., Descr. Pl. Malmaison: 90. 1813 syn. sec. Candolle 1828
Cereus ambiguus (Bonpl.) DC., Prodr. 3: 467. 1828 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Nyctocereus serpentinus var. ambiguus (Bonpl.) Borg, Cacti, ed. 1: 131. 1937 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Cereus serpentinus var. splendens Salm-Dyck ex Lem., Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov.: 79. 1839 syn. sec. Arias & Aquino 2019
Echinocereus splendens (Salm-Dyck ex Lem.) Lem., Cactées: 57. 1868 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1920
Nyctocereus serpentinus var. splendens (Salm-Dyck ex Lem.) Borg, Cacti, ed. 1: 131. 1937 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Nyctocereus serpentinus subsp. splendens (Salm-Dyck ex Lem.) Scheinvar in Schumannia 5: 141. 2008 syn. sec. Arias & Aquino 2019
- Cereus splendens Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 214. 1850 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1920
- Cereus kalbreyerianus Wercklé in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 17: 38. 1907 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Nyctocereus kalbreyerianus (Werckle) Croizat in Caldasia 2: 347. 1944 syn. sec. ???
- Nyctocereus serpentinus var. strictior Borg, Cacti, ed. 1: 131. 1937 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Nyctocereus serpentinus var. pietatis Bravo in Cact. Suc. Mex. 17(4): 116. 1972 syn. sec. Arias & Aquino 2019
Peniocereus serpentinus subsp. pietatis (Bravo) Scheinvar, Fl. Cactológ. Est. Querétaro: 177. 2004 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Nyctocereus castellanosii Scheinvar in Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. Autón. México, Bot. 47–53: 165. 1976–1982 syn. sec. Arias & Aquino 2019
Peniocereus castellanosii (Scheinvar) Scheinvar, Fl. Cactológ. Est. Querétaro: 178. 2004 syn. sec. Tropicos

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: KwaZulu-Natal, New South Wales, Queensland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1909. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 12: 423.

Additional references

Taylor, N.P. 1987. Bradleya; Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society. Botley 5: 93.
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. Nyctocereus serpentinus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 18. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Nyctocereus serpentinus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Nyctocereus serpentinus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 18 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Nyctocereus serpentinus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Dec 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Nyctocereus serpentinus. 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 18. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Nyctocereus serpentinus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Mexican night-bloom cereus, snake cactus, serpent cactus
español: Junco Espinoso, Pitahiyita, Reina de la Noche
svenska: vit stavkaktus
українська: Ніктоцереус змієподібний

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