Selenicereus triangularis (L.) D.R.Hunt
First published in Cactaceae Syst. Init. 36: 35 (2017)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Carribbean. It is a succulent epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico
Introduced into:
Canary Is., Panamá, Sicilia, St.Helena
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Cactus triangularis L. in Sp. Pl.: 468 (1753)
- Cereaster triangularis (L.) F.Berge in Buch Welt: 90 (1842)
- Hylocereus triangularis (L.) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429 (1909)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cactus anizogonus C.F.Först. in Handb. Cakteenk., ed. 2: 764 (1885)
- Cactus napoleonis Loudon in Encycl. Pl., Suppl. 1: 1202 (1840)
- Cactus triangularis Vell. in Fl. Flumin.: 206 (1829), sensu auct.
- Cactus triangularis var. aphyllus Jacq. in Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 152 (1763)
- Cactus triangularis var. foliaceus Jacq. in Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 152 (1763)
- Cactus triangularis var. variegatus Bertol. in Giorn. Arcadico Sci. 29: 342 (1826)
- Cactus triqueter Willd. in Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl.: 33 (1814), nom. illeg.
- Cereaster triangularis var. variegatus F.Berge in Buch Welt: 90 (1842)
- Cereus anizogonus Salm-Dyck in Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 2: 52 (1850)
- Cereus compressus Mill. in Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 10 (1768)
- Cereus napoleonis Graham in Bot. Mag. 63: t. 3458 (1836)
- Cereus pomifer Weing. in Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 70 (1927)
- Cereus triangularis Mill. in Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 9 (1768)
- Cereus triangularis Haw. in Syn. Pl. Succ.: 180 (1812), nom. illeg.
- Cereus triangularis var. major DC. in Prodr. 3: 468 (1828)
- Cereus triangularis var. pictus DC. in Prodr. 3: 468 (1828)
- Cereus trigonus Haw. in Syn. Pl. Succ.: 181 (1812)
- Cereus trigonus var. quadrangularis Haw. in Syn. Pl. Succ.: 181 (1812)
- Cereus venditus Paulsen in J. Bot. 56: 235 (1918)
- Hylocereus antiguensis Britton & Rose in Cact. 2: 193 (1920)
- Hylocereus cubensis Britton & Rose in Cact. 2: 188 (1920)
- Hylocereus napoleonis Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429 (1909)
- Hylocereus trigonus (Haw.) Saff. in Rep. (Annual) Board Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1908: 553 (1909)
- Selenicereus trigonus (Haw.) S.Arias & N.Korotkova in Phytotaxa 327: 29 (2017)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Brown, L.C. (1982). The Flora and Fauna of St Helena: 1-88. Land Resources Development Centre, Surbiton, England.
- Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
- Verloove, F. & al. (2017). New records of naturalised and invasive cacti (Cactaceae) from Gran Canaria and Tenerife, Canary islands, Spain. Bradleya. Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society 35: 58-79.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hylocereus cubensis | 18743.000 | No | |||
| Brown, E. N. [0] | Hylocereus triangularis | K000101248 | No | ||
| Webb [0] | Hylocereus triangularis | K000101249 | No | ||
| Webb [0] | Hylocereus triangularis | K000101250 | No | ||
| Ekman H [H2587], Haiti | Hylocereus triangularis | K000101212 | No | ||
| Blane [0] | Hylocereus triangularis | K000101251 | No | ||
| Acevedo-Rodriguez, P. [5091] | Hylocereus trigonus | K000101218 | Yes | ||
| Howard [18403] | Hylocereus trigonus | K000101213 | Yes | ||
| Adams, M. [M24] | Hylocereus trigonus | K000101215 | Yes | ||
| Rose, J.N. [3297], Caribbean | Hylocereus trigonus | K000101219 | isotype | Yes | |
| Adams, M. [M1] | Hylocereus trigonus | K000101217 | Yes | ||
| Adams, M. [M1] | Hylocereus trigonus | K000101216 | Yes | ||
| Adams, M. [M2] | Hylocereus trigonus | K000101214 | Yes | ||
| Hylocereus napoleonis | 10599.000 | No |
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