Selenicereus megalanthus

Selenicereus megalanthus

fruit with spines removed

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Hylocereeae
Genus: Selenicereus
Species: Selenicereus megalanthus

Name

Selenicereus megalanthus (K.Schum. ex Vaupel) Moran, Gentes Herbarum 8: 325 (1953).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cereus megalanthus K.Schum. ex Vaupel, Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 284 (1913).
  • Lectotype (designated by Bauer 2003: 281): Peru. Huánuco: Tingo Marfa, valley of Río Huallaga, Johnson s.n. (US-2906780)

• Homotypic
  • Mediocactus megalanthus (K.Schum. ex Vaupel) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 2: 212, fig. 292. 1920.
  • Hylocereus megalanthus (K.Schum. ex Vaupel) Ralf Bauer, Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 28 (2003).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia (introduced), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Moran, R.V. 1953. Gentes Herbarum 8: 325.

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. Selenicereus megalanthus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Selenicereus megalanthus. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 25 2021. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Selenicereus megalanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Nov. 2021. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Selenicereus megalanthus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

• Hassler, M. 2021. Selenicereus megalanthus. 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. 

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Gelbe Pitahaya
• English: Yellow Pitahaya, yellow pitaya
• español: Pitahaya amarilla
• français: Pitaya jaune
• русский: Гилоцереус крупноцветковый
• svenska: gul pitahaya

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