Strophocactus wittii

Strophocactus wittii

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: Echinocereeae
Genus: Strophocactus
Species: Strophocactus wittii
Subspecies: S. w. subsp. ericii – S. w. subsp. witti

Name

Strophocactus wittii (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16(9): 262, t. 84. (1913)

Note

The epithet of the species, honors the German businessman and hobby plant collector Nikolaus Heinrich Witt, who discovered the species.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cereus wittii K.Schum., Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 10: 154. (1900)
• Homotypic
  • Selenicereus wittii (K.Schum.) G.D.Rowley, Excelsa 12: 36. (1986)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1913. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 16(9): 262, t. 84.

Additional references

• Anderson, E.F. 2001. The Cactus Family. (Timber Press) ISBN 0-88192-498-9.
• Hunt, D., Taylor, N. & Charles, G. (ed.) 2006. The New Cactus Lexicon. Milborne Port. ISBN 0-9538134-4-4.
• 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. Strophocactus wittii in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 20. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Strophocactus wittii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Strophocactus wittii. Published online. Accessed: Dec 20 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Strophocactus wittii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Dec 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Strophocactus wittii. 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 20. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Moon Flower

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