Selenicereus

Selenicereus grandiflorus

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
Sectiones: S. sect. Cryptocereus – S. sect. Selenicereus
Species (CACO): S. alliodorus – S. anthonyanus – S. atropilosus – S. calcaratus – S. costaricensis – S. dorschianus – S. escuintlensis – S. extensus – S. glaber – S. grandiflorus – S. guatemalensis – S. hamatus – S. inermis – S. megalanthus – S. minutiflorus – S. monacanthus – S. murrillii – S. nelsonii – S. ocamponis – S. pteranthus – S. purpusii – S. setaceus – S. spinulosus – S. stenopterus – S. tonduzii – S. triangularis – S. tricae – S. trigonus – S. undatus – S. vagans – S. validus
Nothospecies: S. × callianthus

Source(s) of checklist:
Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Selenicereus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 25. Reference page.

Name

Selenicereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429 (1909) emend. Korotkova et al. (2017)

• Type species: Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britton & Rose

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cereus subsect. Selenicereus A.Berger, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 76 (1905).

• Homotypic
  • Cereus subg. Selenicereus (A.Berger) A.Berger, Kakteen: 6: 110 (1929).
  • Cereus subg. Hylocereus A.Berger in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 72. 1905 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
    • Hylocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 428. 1909 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
    • Type: Hylocereus triangularis (L.) Britton & Rose
      

Note: Now includes the horticulturally popular Hylocereus a range of attractive night flowering cacti and the Dragon Fruits.

• Heterotypic
  • Cereus [infragen.unranked] Divaricati Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck. 1841: 32 (1841).
    • Type species: non design.
  • Cereus [infragen.unranked] Principales K.Schum., Gesamtb. Kakt. (1): 55 (Feb) (1897).
    • Type species: non design.
  • Cereus [infragen.unranked] Radicantes Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck. 1841: 31 (1841).
    • Cereus sect. Radicantes (Salm-Dyck) Walp., Rep. Bot. Syst. 2: 278 (1843), p.p.
      • Type species: non design.
  • Cereus [infragen.unranked] Rostrati K.Schum. in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(6a): 179 (1894).
    • Type species: Cereus rostratus Lem.
  • Cereus [infragen.unranked] Serpentes Pfeiff. ex Lem., Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov. 59, 77 (1839), p.p.
    • • Type species: non design.
  • Cereus [infragen.gruppe] Testudines Vaupel in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 21: 640, 642 (1925)
  • Werckleocereus Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 432. 1909 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
    • Type: Werckleocereus tonduzii (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose
  • Mediocactus Britton & Rose pro parte, excl. the type,, Cactaceae 2: 210. 1920 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
  • Wilmattea Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 195. 1920 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
    • Type: Wilmattea minutiflora (Britton & Rose) Britton & Rose
  • Cryptocereus Alexander, Cact. Succ. J. Los Angeles 22: 164 (1950).
    • Type: Cryptocereus anthonyanus Alexander

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Regional: Central America Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1909. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429.

Additional references

• 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. 
• 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. Selenicereus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 23. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Selenicereus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Selenicereus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 23 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Selenicereus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Dec 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Selenicereus. 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 23. Reference page. 
• Selenicereus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Moonlight Cacti, Dragon Fruit
suomi: Yökaktukset
français: Cierge de Sélène
русский: Царица ночи (Принцесса ночи)
svenska: Nattkaktussläktet

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