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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 anthonyanus ((Alexander) D. R. Hunt 1989)
Selenicereus atropilosus (Kimnach 1978)
Selenicereus boeckmannii ((Otto) Britton & Rose 1909)
Selenicereus brevispinus (Britton & Rose 1920)
Selenicereus chontalensis ((Alexander) Kimnach 1991)
Selenicereus chrysocardium ((Alexander) Kimnach 1991)
Selenicereus coniflorus ((Weingart) Britton & Rose 1909)
Selenicereus donkelaari ((Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose ex L. H. Bailey 1909)
Selenicereus hamatus ((Scheidweiler) Britton & Rose 1909)
Selenicereus hondurensis ((K. Schumann) Britton & Rose 1909)
Selenicereus inermis ((Otto) Britton & Rose 1920)
Selenicereus innesii (Kimnach 1982)
Selenicereus macdonaldiae ((W. J. Hooker) Britton & Rose 1909)
Selenicereus megalanthus ((K. Schumann ex Vaupel) Moran 1953)
Selenicereus murrillii (Britton & Rose 1920)
Selenicereus nelsonii ((Weingart) Britton & Rose 1923)
Selenicereus pteranthus ((Link & Otto) Britton & Rose 1909)
Selenicereus rubineus (Kimnach 1993)
Selenicereus setaceus ((A. P. de Candolle) Werdermann 1840)
Selenicereus spinulosus ((A. P. de Candolle) Britton & Rose 1909)
Selenicereus testudo ((Karwinsky ex Zuccarini) Buxbaum 1965)
Selenicereus tricae (D. R. Hunt 1989)
Selenicereus urbanianus ((Gürke & Weinart) Britton & Rose 1913)
Selenicereus vagans ((K. Brandegee) Britton & Rose 1920)
Selenicereus validus (S. Arias & U. Guzmán 1995)
Selenicereus wercklei ((F. A. C. Weber) Britton & Rose 1920)
Selenicereus wittii ((K. Schumann) G. D. Rowley 1986)
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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