Suculentas \ Cactaceae \ Cactoideae \ Hylocereeae \ Selenicereus
Selenicereus
((A. Berger) Britton & Rose 1909)
Etymology: Greek Selene (The Moon) and the Latin term means Cereus wax, and hence the term Cirio.Origin: Central America, Caribbean and northern South America.
Cactus climbing or crawling who often live in the shadow of the trees clinging to these by small aerial roots. Prized for its enormous and spectacular night blooms, they are easy to grow.
| Protection Law |
| CITES Field Global Level Cites II Convenio sobre el Comercio Internacional de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna y Flora Silvestre |
| Principales Taxones: | |
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Selenicereus grandiflorus ((Linnaeus) Britton & Rose 1909)
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| Otros Taxones: |
| 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) |
