Selenicereus inermis (Otto) Britton & Rose
First published in Cact. 2: 207 (1920)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, NW. Chiapas), Costa Rica to Venezuela. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panamá, Venezuela
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Cereus inermis Otto in L.K.G.Pfeiffer, Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 116 (1837)
- Mediocactus inermis (Otto) Doweld in Tsukkulenty 4: 42 (2001 publ. 2002)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cereus inermis Scheidw. in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 6(1): 88 (1839), nom. illeg.
- Epiphyllum steyermarkii Croizat in Phytologia 28: 19 (1974)
- Selenicereus inermis subsp. rubineus (Kimnach) Gómez-Hin. & H.M.Hern. in Brittonia 66: 57 (2013)
- Selenicereus rubineus Kimnach in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 65: 17 (1993)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- Meyrán García, J. (2008). El género Selenicereus en México. Cactáceas y suculentas Mexicanas 53: 76-95.
Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
- CITES (2021). Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php
- Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
- IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2000 | Hunt, D.R. [7191], Mexico | 29047.212 | No | ||
| Taylor [571], Venezuela | K000251708 | No | |||
| Venezuela | K000251708 | No |
Sources
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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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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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0