Hylocereus sect. Salm-dyckia

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: Phyllocacteae
Subtribus: Hylocereinae
Genus: Hylocereus
Sectio: Hylocereus sect. Salm-dyckia
Species: H. extensus – H. megalanthus – H. setaceus

Name

• Hylocereus sect. Salm-dyckia (D.R.Hunt) D.R.Hunt, Cactaceae Syst. Init. 21: 12. 2006.
  • Type species: Hylocereus setaceus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Ralf Bauer

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Selenicereus sect. Salmdyckia D.R.Hunt, Bradleya 7: 91. 1989.

• Heterotypic
  • Mediocactus Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 210. 1920.
    • Cereus subg. Mediocactus (Britton & Rose) A.Berger, Kakteen 6: 118. 1929.
    • Mediocereus Frič & Kreuz. in Kreuz., Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Revision Syst. Kakteen 19. 1935, nom. superfl..
      • Type species: Mediocactus coccineus (DC.) Britton & Rose

References

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1909. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 12(10): 428 [1].

Vernacular names

suomi: Metsäkaktukset
svenska: Pitahayasläktet, Skogskaktusar

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