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Selenicereus
(A.Berger)Britton & Rose 1909

Etymology: From the Greek Selene (The Moon) and the Latin term Cereus meaning waxy, from which the term Candle derives.
Place of Origin: Central America, Caribbean, and northern South America.

Climbing or creeping cacti that typically live in the shade of trees, attaching themselves to them via small aerial roots. Valued for their large and spectacular nocturnal blooms, they are easy to cultivate.
SuculentasCactaceae Cactoideae Hylocereeae Selenicereus(A.Berger)Britton & Rose  1909
Foto:Jleon 2008-06-15

Legal Protections
CITES
Scope of the Law
Worldwide Level International Convention on the Protection of Endangered Species.
International Convention on the Protection of Endangered Species.
Main Taxa
selenicereus-grandiflorus-linnaeus-britton--rose-1909

Selenicereus grandiflorus ((Linnaeus) Britton & Rose 1909)

It is an epiphytic species with a climbing habit, featuring thin, cylindrical or slightly angular stems that are light green in color and have a fleshy texture. The slender stems typically lean on and spread over rocks or surrounding vegetation. It exhibits faintly marked ribs and small areoles equipped with short spines. The flowers are large and nocturnal, reaching up to 35 cm in diameter, with an elongated floral tube. The fruit is an ovoid, fleshy, reddish berry containing numerous shiny black seeds.
Etymology: Regarding the size of its flowers.
Place of Origin: Native to tropical regions of the Caribbean and Mesoamerica.

Other Taxa:
Selenicereus alliodorus ((Gómez-Hin. & H.M.Hern.) S.Arias & N.Korotkova2017.)
Selenicereus anthonyanus ((Alexander) D. R. Hunt 1989)
Selenicereus atropilosus (Kimnach 1978)
Selenicereus calcaratus ((F.A.C.Weber) D.R.Hunt2017.)
Selenicereus chontalensis ((Alexander) Kimnach 1991)
Selenicereus coniflorus ((Weingart) Britton & Rose 1909)
Selenicereus costaricensis ((F.A.C.Weber) S.Arias & N.Korotkova2017.)
Selenicereus donkelaari ((Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose ex L. H. Bailey 1909)
Selenicereus donkelaarii ((Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose1917.)
Selenicereus dorschianus (Ralf Bauer2009.)
Selenicereus escuintlensis ((Kimnach) D.R.Hunt2017.)
Selenicereus extensus ((Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Leuenb.2001.)
Selenicereus glaber ((Eichlam) S.Arias & N.Korotkova2017.)
Selenicereus grusonianus ((Weing.) A.Berger1929.)
Selenicereus guatemalensis ((Eichlam ex Weingart) D.R.Hunt2017.)
Selenicereus hallensis (Weing. ex Borg1937.)
Selenicereus hamatus ((Scheidweiler) Britton & Rose 1909)
Selenicereus hondurensis ((K. Schumann) Britton & Rose 1909)
Selenicereus inermis ((Otto) Britton & Rose 1920)
Selenicereus innesii (Kimnach 1982)
Selenicereus jalapaensis ((Vaupel) Britton & Rose ex Borg1937.)
Selenicereus kunthianus ((Hort.Berol. ex Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose1909.)
Selenicereus macdonaldeae ((Hook.) Britton & Rose1909.)
Selenicereus macdonaldiae ((W. J. Hooker) Britton & Rose 1909)
Selenicereus maxonii (Rose1909.)
Selenicereus megalanthus ((K. Schumann ex Vaupel) Moran 1953)
Selenicereus minutiflorus ((Britton & Rose) D.R.Hunt2017.)
Selenicereus mirandae (Bravo1967.)
Selenicereus miravallensis ((F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose1909.)
Selenicereus monacanthus ((Lem.) D.R.Hunt2017.)
Selenicereus murrillii (Britton & Rose 1920)
Selenicereus nelsonii ((Weingart) Britton & Rose 1923)
Selenicereus ocamponis ((Salm-Dyck) D.R.Hunt2017.)
Selenicereus paradisiacus ((Vaupel) Borg1937.)
Selenicereus pringlei (Rose1909.)
Selenicereus pteranthus ((Link & Otto) Britton & Rose 1909)
Selenicereus purpusii ((Weing.) S.Arias & N.Korotkova2017.)
Selenicereus rothii ((Weing.) A.Berger1929.)
Selenicereus setaceus ((A. P. de Candolle) Werdermann 1840)
Selenicereus spinulosus ((A. P. de Candolle) Britton & Rose 1909)
Selenicereus stenopterus ((F.A.C.Weber) D.R.Hunt2017.)
Selenicereus testudo ((Karwinsky ex Zuccarini) Buxbaum 1965)
Selenicereus tonduzii ((F.A.C.Weber) S.Arias & N.Korotkova2017.)
Selenicereus triangularis ((L.) D.R.Hunt2017.)
Selenicereus tricae (D. R. Hunt 1989)
Selenicereus trigonus ((Haw.) S.Arias & N.Korotkova2017.)
Selenicereus undatus ((Haw.) D.R.Hunt2017.)
Selenicereus urbanianus ((Gürke & Weinart) Britton & Rose 1913)
Selenicereus vagans ((K. Brandegee) Britton & Rose 1920)
Selenicereus validus (S. Arias & U. Guzmán 1995)
Selenicereus wittii ((K. Schumann) G. D. Rowley 1986)
Nombres en Desuso:
Selenicereus boeckmannii ((Otto) Britton & Rose 1909) Vease -> Selenicereus pteranthus ((Link & Otto) Britton & Rose 1909)
Selenicereus brevispinus (Britton & Rose 1920) Vease -> Selenicereus pteranthus ((Link & Otto) Britton & Rose 1909)
Selenicereus chrysocardium ((Alexander) Kimnach 1991) Vease -> Epiphyllum chrysocardium (Alexander1956.)
Hylocereus (Britton & Rose 1909) Vease -> Selenicereus ((A.Berger)Britton & Rose 1909)
Selenicereus longicaudatus ((F.A.C.Weber) Borg1937.) Vease -> Selenicereus vagans ((K. Brandegee) Britton & Rose 1920)
Selenicereus nycticalus ((Link ex A.Dietr.) W.T.Marshall) Vease -> Selenicereus pteranthus ((Link & Otto) Britton & Rose 1909)
Selenicereus pseudospinulosus (Weing.1931.) Vease -> Selenicereus spinulosus ((A. P. de Candolle) Britton & Rose 1909)
Selenicereus radicans ((DC.) A.Berger1929.) Vease -> Selenicereus setaceus ((A. P. de Candolle) Werdermann 1840)
Selenicereus rizzinii (Scheinvar1974.) Vease -> Selenicereus setaceus ((A. P. de Candolle) Werdermann 1840)
Selenicereus rubineus (Kimnach 1993) Vease -> Selenicereus inermis ((Otto) Britton & Rose 1920)
Selenicereus vaupelii ((Weing.) A.Berger1929.) Vease -> Selenicereus pteranthus ((Link & Otto) Britton & Rose 1909)
Selenicereus wercklei ((F. A. C. Weber) Britton & Rose 1920) Vease -> Selenicereus inermis ((Otto) Britton & Rose 1920)
Bibliography Cactaceae
David Hunt; Nigel Paul Taylor; Graham Charles (2006) The New Cactus Lexicon Vol I Textos ISBN: 0953813452
David Hunt; Nigel Paul Taylor; Graham Charles (2006) The New Cactus Lexicon Vol II Fotografías ISBN: 0953813452
Edward Frederick Anderson (2001) The Cactus Family ISBN: 0881924989
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