Peniocereus greggii

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Peniocereus greggii subsp. transmontanus

Taxonavigation[edit]

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: Peniocereus
Subgenus: P. subg. Peniocereus
Species: Peniocereus greggii
Subspecies: P. g. subsp. greggii – P. g. subsp. transmontanus

Name[edit]

Peniocereus greggii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose, (1909).

Note[edit]

The specific epithet honors the American cactus collector Josiah Gregg (1806–1850).

Synonyms[edit]

  • Cereus greggii Engelm., Mem. Tour N. Mexico: 102. 1848 syn. sec. ???
  • Peniocereus greggii subsp. greggii syn. sec. ???
    • Cereus pottsii Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 208. 1850 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Cereus greggii var. cismontanus Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 287. 1856 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Cereus greggii var. roseiflorus Kunze in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 20: 172. 1910 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Western Central USA
      • SE. Arizona to W. Texas
    • Regional: Mexico
      • N. Mexico.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names[edit]

English: Arizona Queen of the Night, Deer-Horn Cactus, Night-Blooming Cereus, Sweet Potato Cactus
español: Reina de la Noche
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