Acanthocereus hirschtianus

Acanthocereus hirschtianus

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: Acanthocereus
Species: Acanthocereus hirschtianus

Name

Frailea hirschtianus (K.Schum.) Lodé, 2013

• • Type: Nicaragua. Island of Omotepe, Ringgold & Rodgers Expedition, 1853-1856, Wright s.n. (holotype GOET-000502, isotypes MO-313100, US-177028)

Note

The specific epithet honors the Berlin cactus lover Karl Hirscht († 1925).

Synonyms

• Cereus hirschtianus K.Schum., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 130. 1897 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
• Nyctocereus hirschtianus (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 424. 1909 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
• Peniocereus hirschtianus (K.Schum.) D.R.Hunt in Bradleya 9: 90. 1991 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
  • Cereus neumannii K.Schum. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29(1): 99. 1900 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
• Nyctocereus neumannii (K.Schum. ex Loes.) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 424. 1909 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
  • Nyctocereus guatemalensis Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 240. 1913 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
• Cereus guatemalensis (Britton & Rose) Vaupel in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 86, 88. 1913 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
• Peniocereus guatemalensis (Britton & Rose) D.R.Hunt in Cactaceae Syst. Init. 21: 14. 2006 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lodé, J., 2013. Cact.-Avent. Int. 98(Suppl.): 2.

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. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Acanthocereus hirschtianus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 21. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Acanthocereus hirschtianus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Acanthocereus hirschtianus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 21 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Acanthocereus hirschtianus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Dec 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Acanthocereus hirschtianus. 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 21. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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