Selenicereus hamatus (Scheidw.) Britton & Rose
First published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 430 (1909)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Veracruz, Puebla, Oaxaca). It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Cereus hamatus Scheidw. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 5: 371 (1837)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cactus reptans Willd. in Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl.: 33 (1814)
- Cereaster reptans F.Berge in Buch Welt: 90 (1842), nom. subnud.
- Cereus biformis Pfeiff. in Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 114 (1837), pro syn.
- Cereus radicans DC. in Prodr. 3: 468 (1828)
- Cereus reptans Salm-Dyck ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 468 (1828)
- Selenicereus radicans (DC.) A.Berger in Kakteen: 116 (1929)
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.
- Ibarra-Manríquez, G. & al. (2015). Lianas of Mexico. Botanical Sciences 93: 365-417.
- Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- 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.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, E. N. [0], Mexico | K000101278 | No | |||
| K000101313 | No | ||||
| Brown, E. N. [0] | K000101312 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images