Selenicereus vagans (K.Brandegee) Britton & Rose
First published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 242 (1913)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Cereus vagans K.Brandegee in Zoe 5: 191 (1904)
- Mediocactus vagans (K.Brandegee) Doweld in Tsukkulenty 4: 42 (2001 publ. 2002)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cereus longicaudatus F.A.C.Weber in Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 11: 384 (1904)
- Selenicereus longicaudatus (F.A.C.Weber) Borg in Cacti (Borg): 166 (1937)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
- Meyrán García, J. (2008). El género Selenicereus en México. Cactáceas y suculentas Mexicanas 53: 76-95.
- Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Meyrán García, J. (2008). El género Selenicereus en México. Cactáceas y suculentas Mexicanas 53: 76-95.
- Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdsey [308], Mexico | K000062664 | No | |||
| MacDougall [A276], Mexico | K000062665 | No | |||
| Rose [0] | K000101324 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0