Selenicereus

Selenicereus grandiflorus

Selenicereus triangularis

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: Hylocereeae
Genus: Selenicereus
Sectiones: S. sect. Cryptocereus – S. sect. Selenicereus
Species (CACO): S. alliodorus – S. anthonyanus – S. atropilosus – S. calcaratus – S. costaricensis – S. dorschianus – S. escuintlensis – S. extensus – S. glaber – S. grandiflorus – S. guatemalensis – S. hamatus – S. inermis – S. megalanthus – S. minutiflorus – S. monacanthus – S. murrillii – S. nelsonii – S. ocamponis – S. pteranthus – S. purpusii – S. setaceus – S. spinulosus – S. stenopterus – S. tonduzii – S. triangularis – S. tricae – S. trigonus – S. undatus – S. vagans – S. validus
Nothospecies: S. × callianthus

Source(s) of checklist:
Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Selenicereus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 25. Reference page.

Name

Selenicereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429 (1909) emend. Korotkova et al. (2017)

Type species: Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britton & Rose

Synonyms

Basionym
- Cereus subsect. Selenicereus A.Berger, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 76 (1905).

Homotypic
- Cereus subg. Selenicereus (A.Berger) A.Berger, Kakteen: 6: 110 (1929).
- Cereus subg. Hylocereus A.Berger in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 72. 1905 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
  - Hylocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 428. 1909 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
  - Type: Hylocereus triangularis (L.) Britton & Rose

Note: Now includes the horticulturally popular Hylocereus a range of attractive night flowering cacti and the Dragon Fruits.

Heterotypic
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Divaricati Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck. 1841: 32 (1841).
  - Type species: non design.
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Principales K.Schum., Gesamtb. Kakt. (1): 55 (Feb) (1897).
  - Type species: non design.
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Radicantes Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck. 1841: 31 (1841).
  - Cereus sect. Radicantes (Salm-Dyck) Walp., Rep. Bot. Syst. 2: 278 (1843), p.p.
    - Type species: non design.
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Rostrati K.Schum. in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(6a): 179 (1894).
  - Type species: Cereus rostratus Lem.
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Serpentes Pfeiff. ex Lem., Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov. 59, 77 (1839), p.p.
  - - Type species: non design.
- Cereus [infragen.gruppe] Testudines Vaupel in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 21: 640, 642 (1925)
- Werckleocereus Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 432. 1909 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
  - Type: Werckleocereus tonduzii (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose
- Mediocactus Britton & Rose pro parte, excl. the type,, Cactaceae 2: 210. 1920 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
- Wilmattea Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 195. 1920 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
  - Type: Wilmattea minutiflora (Britton & Rose) Britton & Rose
- Cryptocereus Alexander, Cact. Succ. J. Los Angeles 22: 164 (1950).
  - Type: Cryptocereus anthonyanus Alexander

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Regional: Central America Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico 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. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429.

Additional references

Korotkova, N., Borsch, T.H. & Arias, S., 2017. A phylogenetic framework for the Hylocereeae (Cactaceae) and implications for the circumscription of the genera. Phytotaxa 327(1): 1-46. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.327.1.1 ResearchGate Reference page.
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. Selenicereus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 23. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Selenicereus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Selenicereus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 23 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Selenicereus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Dec 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Selenicereus. 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 23. Reference page.
Selenicereus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Moonlight Cacti, Dragon Fruit
suomi: Yökaktukset
français: Cierge de Sélène
русский: Царица ночи (Принцесса ночи)
svenska: Nattkaktussläktet

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