Stenocereus griseus

Stenocereus griseus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Phyllocacteae
Subtribus: Echinocereinae
Genus: Stenocereus
Species: Stenocereus griseus

Name

Stenocereus griseus (Haw.) Buxb.

Synonyms

Basionym

• Cereus griseus Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ. 182. 1812.

Homotypic

• Lemaireocereus griseus (Haw.) Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 425, pl. 67. 1909.
• Rathbunia grisea (Haw.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 2(3): 104. 1992.
• Ritterocereus griseus (Haw.) Backeb., Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 121. 1951.

Heterotypic

• Cereus clavatus Otto & Dietr., Allg. Gartenz. 6: 28. 1838.
• Cereus crenulatus var. griseus Salm-Dyck, Enum. Cact. (Pfeiffer) 85. 1837.
• Cereus eburneus Salm-Dyck, Observ. Bot. 3: 6. 1822.
• Cereus eburneus var. monstrosus DC., as β monstrosus.
• Cereus eburneus var. polygonus Pfeiff., Enum. Cact. 91. 1837.
• Cereus enriquezii, ex Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 19: 92. 1909, nom. inval.
• Cereus gladiger Lem., Hort. Univ. 6: 60. 1845, as gladiiger.
• Cereus laevigatus Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck. ed. 2. 204. 1850.
• Cereus polygonatus Pfeiffer, Enum. Cact. 91. 1837, nom. inval.
• Cereus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Otto, Handb. Cact. (Förster) 398. 1846.
• Cereus resupinatus Salm-Dyck, Allg. Gartenz. 8: 10. 1840.
• Echinocactus pruinosus Otto ex Pfeiff., Enum. Cact. 54. 1837.
• Lemaireocereus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 2: 88, fig. 130. 1920.
• Rathbunia grisea f. cristata P.V.Heath, Calyx 2(3): 104. 1992.
• Rathbunia grisea var. monstrosa (DC.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 2(3): 104. 1992.
• Stenocereus griseus f. cristatus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath, Calyx 5(3): 101. 1996.
• Stenocereus griseus var. monstrosus (DC.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 5(3): 101. 1996.

References

• Buxbaum, F. 1961. Botanische Studien. Jena 12: 100.
• Hunt, D., Taylor, N. & Charles, G. (ed.) 2006. The New Cactus Lexicon. Milborne Port. ISBN 0-9538134-4-4.
• The International Plant Names Index 2009. Published on the Internet. 2010 Jan 27 [1].

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Stenocereus griseus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Pitayo de Mayo

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