Selenicereus Britton & Rose

First published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429 (1909)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Bangladesh, Bermuda, Cambodia, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, China Southeast, Comoros, Florida, Galápagos, Hainan, Hawaii, KwaZulu-Natal, Madeira, Mauritius, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Provinces, Réunion, Sardegna, Sicilia, St.Helena, Taiwan, Tunisia, Vanuatu, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Meyrán García, J. (2008). El género Selenicereus en México. Cactáceas y suculentas Mexicanas 53: 76-95.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Plowman et al [4188] Colombia K000250214 No
Harley et al [25189] Brazil K000250206 Yes
Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D.C. [752] Brazil K000250204 Yes
Zardini, E.M. [37496] Paraguay K000100265 No
Maxon [4571] Cuba K000101307 No
Johnson [0] Peru K000101322 No
Harley et al [25511] Brazil K000250203 Yes
Schultes [5811] Colombia K000250215 No
Freiburg [15] Paraguay K000250211 No
Harley et al [25511] Brazil K000250202 Yes
Ferreira de Vasconcelos [39982] Brazil K000100073 Yes
Rose [0] Mexico K000062667 No
Abrão; Kuniyoshi [49] Brazil K000100159 Yes
Harley, R.M. [10600] Brazil K:SPC-07355.000 No
Maxon [4508] Cuba K000101306 No
Balsinhas [2599] K000101331 No
Johnson [0] Peru K000101323 No
Zardini, E.M. [36265] Paraguay K000100264 No
Hatschbach; et al [63871] Brazil K000100171 Yes
Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D.C. [779] Brazil K000250208 Yes
Purpus [0] Mexico K000101291 No
Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D.C.; Eggli [1448] Brazil K000250205 Yes
[0] K000101329 No
Shafer [135] Paraguay K000250210 No
Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D.C. [793] Brazil K000250200 Yes
Rose [0] K000101330 No
Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D.C. [778] Brazil K000250209 Yes
Williams [881] Bolivia K000250217 No
Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D.C. [790] Brazil K000250207 Yes
Meyer [0] Bolivia K000250216 No
Harley et al [10600] Brazil K000250201 Yes
Lombardi [1466] Brazil K000100170 Yes
Apr 1, 1984 Peters, R.H. [s.n.] Guatemala Hylocereus K000101196 Isotype Yes
Apr 1, 1984 Peters, R.H. [s.n.] Guatemala Hylocereus K000101197 Isotype Yes
Rose [05508] Hylocereus K000101184 No
[205] Hylocereus K000101252 No
Cockereel [0] Guatemala Hylocereus K000101198 No
Palmer [0] Mexico Hylocereus K000062656 No
[0] Hylocereus K000101257 No
Henry, Aug., Dr. [8336] Hylocereus K000101258 No
Webb [0] Hylocereus K000101249 No
Merrill [1011] Hylocereus K000101262 No
[0] United States Hylocereus K000101265 No
Shiu Ying Hu [10837] Hylocereus K000101268 No
Eggli [148] Colombia Hylocereus K000101233 No
Blane [0] Hylocereus K000101251 No
[99.58] Hylocereus K000101246 No
Palmer [0] Mexico Hylocereus K000062653 No
Bourgeau [2488] Mexico Hylocereus K000062658 No
[0] Hylocereus K000101269 No
Rose [0] Mexico Hylocereus K000062655 No
Wai-Tak [15575] Hylocereus K000101253 No
Jeffrey, C. Seychelles Hylocereus K:SPC-22740.000 No
Matuda [16474] Mexico Hylocereus K000062652 No
Jeffrey [0] Seychelles Hylocereus K000101261 No
Palmer [643] Mexico Hylocereus K000062654 No
Horich [0] Guatemala Hylocereus K000101199 No
Henry, Aug., Dr. [8623] Hylocereus K000101259 No
Irwin et al [55296] Suriname Hylocereus K000101209 No
Ekman H [H2587] Haiti Hylocereus K000101212 No
Rose [05508] Hylocereus K000101266 No
Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D.C. [787] Brazil Hylocereus K000101208 Yes
Bingham, G., M. [10225] Zambia Hylocereus K000101260 No
Heyde; Lux [3452] Guatemala Hylocereus K000101205 No
Maui [1199] Hylocereus K000101264 No
[965] Hylocereus K000101255 No
Eggli [152] Colombia Hylocereus K000101234 No
Gaumer [1431] Mexico Hylocereus K000062657 No
Brown, E., N. [0] Hylocereus K000101248 No
[0] Hylocereus K000101244 No
Yuncker; et al [8255] Honduras Hylocereus K000101200 No
Shiu Ying Hu [8524A] Hylocereus K000101267 No
Raya; Harris DSM [DSM1006] Hylocereus K000101270 No
[965] Hylocereus K000101256 No
Bourgeau [2488] Mexico Hylocereus K000101207 No
Pittier [0] Guatemala Hylocereus K000101204 No
[0] Hylocereus K000101245 No
Webb [0] Hylocereus K000101250 No
Rose [0] Mexico Hylocereus K000101206 No
Pittier [1906] Colombia Hylocereus K000100215 No
Bourgeaudedit [0] Hylocereus K000101263 No
Hutchison; Wright [3425] Peru Hylocereus K000101236 No
[966] Hylocereus K000101254 No
Dawe [372] Colombia Hylocereus K000101235 No
Schipp [S411] Belize Hylocereus K000101195 No

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0