Selenicereus triangularis

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
Species: Selenicereus triangularis

Name

Selenicereus triangularis (L.) D.R.Hunt, Cactaceae Syst. Init. 36: 35 (2017)

• Type: Ficoid. Americanum s. Cereus erectus cristatus foliis triangularibus profunde canaliculatis in Plukenet, Phytographia, t. 29, f. 3 (1691). Designated by: Doweld (2002).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cactus triangularis L., Sp. Pl. 468 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Cereus triangularis (L.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ. 180 (1812)
  • Hylocereus triangularis (L.) Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429. (1909)
• Heterotypic
  • Cactus triangularis foliaceus Jacq., Stirp. Amer. 152 (1763)
  • Cereus anizogonus Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck 1849: 220 (1850)
  • Cereus compressus Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8, No. 10 (1768)
  • Cereus venditus Paulsen, Journ. Bot. 56: 235 (1918)
  • Hylocereus antiguensis Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 193 (1920) BHL.
  • Hylocereus cubensis Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 188. (1920) syn. sec. Korotkova & al. (2017)
  • Cactus anizogonus Hort. Angl. ex Rümpler, Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2: 764 (1885), nom. inval.
    

Note: The above is sensu Korotkova, N. et al. (2021), however, Govaerts et al. (2023) prefer a wider synonymy including Selenicereus trigonus. This is a taxonomic opinion and WS can not take sides.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is. Introduced into: Canary Is., Panamá, Sicilia, St.Helena References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hunt, D.R. 2017. Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives 36: 35.

Additional references

• 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. 
• 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. 
• Doweld, A.B. 2002. Turczaninowia 5(1) : 12, f. 1.

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Selenicereus triangularis in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 25. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Selenicereus triangularis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Selenicereus triangularis. Published online. Accessed: Mar 12 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Selenicereus triangularis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Nov. 2021.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Königin der Nacht
English: queen-of-the-night
español: Pitahaya, pitaya amarilla
français: cierge liane
português: cardeiro-trepador

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