Selenicereus
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Hylocereeae
Genus: Selenicereus
Sectiones: S. sect. Cryptocereus –
S. sect. Selenicereus
Species:
S. anthonyanus –
S. atropilosus –
S. calcaratus –
S. chontalensis –
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. plumieri –
S. pteranthus –
S. purpusii –
S. setaceus –
S. spinulosus –
S. stenopterus –
S. tonduzii –
S. triangularis –
S. tricae –
S. undatus –
S. vagans –
S. validus
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, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429 (1909).
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, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 72 (1905) syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
- Hylocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose 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] Serpentes Pfeiff. ex Lem., Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov. 59, 77 (1839), p.p.
- 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 sect. Radicantes (Salm-Dyck) Walp., Rep. Bot. Syst. 2: 278 (1843), p.p.
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Divaricati Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck. 1841: 32 (1841).
- Type species: non design.
- Cereaster F.Berge, Buch Welt: 90 (1842).
- Cladoblasia M.Ocampo, Periód. Soc. Filoiátrica México 1: 70 (1844).
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Rostrati K.Schum. in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(6a): 179 (1894).
- Type species: Cereus rostratus Lem.
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Principales K.Schum., Gesamtb. Kakt. (1): 55 (Feb) (1897).
- Type species: non design.
- Werckleocereus Britton & Rose, 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
- Cereus [infragen.gruppe] Testudines Vaupel in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 21: 640, 642 (1925).
- Cryptocereus Alexander, Cact. Succ. J. Los Angeles 22: 164 (1950).
- Type: Cryptocereus anthonyanus Alexander
- Chiapasophyllum Doweld, Tsukkulenty 4: 43 (2001 publ. 2002).
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Serpentes Pfeiff. ex Lem., Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov. 59, 77 (1839), p.p.
Distribution
| Native distribution areas: |
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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 December 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 December 23. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2021. Selenicereus. Published online. Accessed: 23 December 2021. Reference page.
- Tropicos.org 2021. Selenicereus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 December 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 December 23. Reference page.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Selenicereus. Accessed: 2025 January 06.
- 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
suomi: Yökaktukset
français: Cierge de Sélène
русский: Царица ночи (Принцесса ночи)
svenska: Nattkaktussläktet
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