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406.0000 Family Cactaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 310 (1789), nom. cons.
ca. 140-170 genera (circumscription still very much in flux), ca. 1700-1800 spp. Latest phylogeny: de Vos et al. (2025). There has been excessive splitting, leading to over 3000 species in some collectors view. It should be good practice in the future that each ´new species´ description is confirmed by molecular genetics, not only by morphology.
Species listed in database: 1819; hybrids: 79
= Cereaceae DC. & Spreng.(transl.Jameson); Elem. Philos. Pl. 142 (1821)
= Mammillariaceae D.L.Fu; Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(5): 352 (2024)
= Nopaleaceae E.Schmid & Curtman; Pflanzenreich [Petermann] 2: 135 (1856)
= Opuntiaceae Desv.; Dict. Rais. Bot. 52, 385 (1817)
406.6434 Genus Selenicereus (Berger) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429 (1909)
Distribution: S-USA, Mexico, Central, and N-coastal S-America, 1 Argentina and Uruguay
Species listed in database: 15
= Chiapasophyllum Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 32 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Cryptocereus Alexander; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 22: 164 (1950)
= Mediocactus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 210 (1920)
species :
Selenicereus anthonyanus (Alexander) D.R.Hunt; Bradleya 7: 93 (1989)
Distribution: Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I]); Tuamotu Arch. [I] (Makatea [I]); Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz); SE-Brazil [I]
61 sci tua 79 MEX 84 bra
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptocereus anthonyanus Alexander; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 22: 165 (1950)
species :
Selenicereus atropilosus Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 50(6): 268 (1978)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Jalisco)
79 MEX
species :
Selenicereus chontalensis (Alexander) Kimnach; Bradleya 9: 91 (1991)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Deamia chontalensis (Alexander) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 41 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Nyctocereus chontalensis Alexander; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 22: 132 (1950)
= Strophocactus chontalensis (Alexander) Ralf Bauer; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 54 (2003)
species :
Selenicereus dorschianus Ralf Bauer; EPIG 64: 16 (2009)
Distribution: Mexico (Jalisco)
79 MEX
species :
Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 430 (1909)
subspecies :
subsp. grandiflorus
Name: Cardón, Reina de la noche, Queen of the night, Königin der Nacht
Distribution: Andaman Isl. [I]; Nicobar Isl. [I]; Bangladesh [I]; SE-USA [I]; Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan); Belize; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Cuba; Cayman Isl.; Jamaica; Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti); Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl.; St. Martin/St. Maarten; St. Barthélémy; Saba; St. Eustatius; Guadeloupe; Martinique
40 ban 41 and ncb 78 usa 79 MEX 80 BLZ COS NIC 81 CAY CUB GDL HIS JAM MAR PUE SAB SBA STE STM VIR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus grandiflorus L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 467 (1753)
= Cereaster grandiflorus (L.) F.Berge; Buch Welt 90 (1842)
= Cereus antoinii Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 114 (1837)
= Cereus brevispinulus Salm-Dyck; Hort. Dyck. 339 (1834)
= Cereus callicanthus (Rümpler) Woodson; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 3: 109 (1893)
= Cereus coniflorus Weing.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 118 (1904)
= Cereus grandiflorus (L.) Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 11 (1768)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. armatus (K.Schum.) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 126 (1969)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. barbadensis A.Berger; Hort. Mortol. 70 (1912)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. callicanthus Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 750 (1885)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. flemingii Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 751 (1885)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. grusonianus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 197 (1920)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. haitiensis K.Schum.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 13: 183 (1903)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. hybridus Haage ex C.F.Först.; Handb. Cacteenk. [Förster] 415 (1846)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. maximiliani Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 197 (1920)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. mexicanus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 197 (1920)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. minor Salm-Dyck ex C.F.Först; Handb. Cacteenk. [Förster] 415 (1846)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. ruber Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 751 (1885)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. schmidtii A.Berger; Hort. Mortol. 70 (1912)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. speciosissimus Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 113 (1837)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. spectabilis Karw. ex C.F.Först; Handb. Cacteenk. [Förster] 415 (1846)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. uranos (B.Schulz) K.Schum.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 13: 183 (1903)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. uranos (B.Schulz) Schelle; Handb. Kakteenkult. 89 (1906)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. viridiflorus Woodson; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 6: 80 (1896)
= Cereus haitiensis (K.Schum.) Schelle; Kakteen [Schelle] 120 (1926)
= Cereus hallensis Weing. ex Borg; Cacti [Borg], ed. 2: 211 (1951), nomen
= Cereus jalapaensis Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 26 (1913)
= Cereus nycticalus Link; Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 10: 373 (1834)
= Cereus nycticalus var. armatus K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 147 (1898)
= Cereus nycticalus var. gracilior Haage ex C.F.Först.; Handb. Cacteenk. [Förster] 416 (1846)
= Cereus nycticalus var. maximiliani Arendt; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 1: 58 (1891)
= Cereus nycticalus var. peanii Bég.; Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 252 (1909)
= Cereus obtusus Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 114 (1837)
= Cereus paradisiacus Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 37, 87 (1913)
= Cereus rosaceus Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 114 (1837)
= Cereus roseanus Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 27 (1913)
= Cereus uranos Schelle; Handb. Kakteenkult. 89 (1907), orth. var.
= Cereus uranus B.Schulz; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 3: 117 (1893)
= Cereus urbanianus Gürke & Weing.; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 4: 158 (1906), nom. illeg.
= Selenicereus coniflorus (Weing.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 430 (1909)
= Selenicereus grandiflorus var. affinis (Salm-Dyck) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 206 (1937)
= Selenicereus grandiflorus var. barbadensis Engelm. ex Borg; Cacti [Borg] 206 (1937)
= Selenicereus grandiflorus var. haitiensis (K.Schum.) B.P.R.Chéron; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 35(122): 31 (2023)
= Selenicereus grandiflorus var. uranus (Riccob.) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 206 (1937)
= Selenicereus hallensis Weing. ex Borg; Cacti [Borg] 166 (1937), nomen
= Selenicereus jalapaensis (Vaupel) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 161 (1937)
= Selenicereus maxonii Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 430 (1909)
= Selenicereus paradisiacus (Vaupel) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 161 (1937)
= Selenicereus pringlei Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 431 (1909)
= Selenicereus urbanianus (Gürke & Weing.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 242 (1913)
= Serrulatocereus haitiensis (A.R.Franck & Peguero) B.P.R.Chéron; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 35(122): 33 (2023)
subspecies :
subsp. donkelaarii (Salm-Dyck) Ralf Bauer; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 46 (2003)
Name: Choh-kan, Sak-bak-el-kan
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Yucatan); Belize
79 MEX 80 BLZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus donkelaarii Salm-Dyck; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 13: 355 (1845)
= Selenicereus donkelaarii (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose; Stand. Cycl. Hort. 3141 (1917), Briton & Rose, Cactaceae, ii.200
subspecies :
subsp. hondurensis (K.Schum. ex Weing.) Ralf Bauer; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 45 (2003)
Distribution: Guatemala; Honduras
80 GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus hondurensis K.Schum. ex Weing.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 14: 147 (1904)
= Selenicereus hondurensis (K.Schum. ex Weing.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 430 (1909)
subspecies :
subsp. lautneri Ralf Bauer; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 45 (12 Dec. 2003) (2003)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Selenicereus haberi Hammel; Phytoneuron 2025-37: 2 (2025)
Distribution: Costa Rica (Heredia)
80 COS
species :
Selenicereus hamatus (Scheidw.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 430 (1909)
Name: Queen of the Night, Reina de la Noche
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus reptans Willd.; Enum. Pl. [Willdenow], Suppl. 33 (1814)
= Cereaster reptans F.Berge; Buch Welt 90 (1842), nom. subnud.
= Cereus biformis Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 114 (1837), pro syn.
= Cereus hamatus Scheidw.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 5: 371 (1837)
= Cereus radicans DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 468 (1828)
= Cereus reptans Salm-Dyck ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 468 (1828)
= Cryptocereus hamatus (Scheidw. ex Pfeiff.) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 15): 12 (2024)
= Selenicereus radicans (DC.) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 116 (1929)
species :
Selenicereus inermis (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 207 (1920)
subspecies :
subsp. inermis
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca); Colombia (Caldas, Magdalena, Norte de Santander, Santander); Venezuela (Apure, Aragua, Carabobo, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Lara, Miranda, Monagas, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia)
79 MEX 82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus inermis Otto ex Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 116 (1837)
= Cereus inermis Scheidw.; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 6(1): 88 (1839), nom. illeg.
= Epiphyllum steyermarkii Croizat; Phytologia 28(1): 19 (1974)
= Mediocactus inermis (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 42 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Selenicereus inermis subsp. rubineus (Kimnach) Gómez-Hin. & H.M.Hern.; Brittonia 66: 57 (2013)
= Selenicereus rubigineus Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 65(1): 17 (1993)
subspecies :
subsp. wercklei (F.A.C.Weber) Gómez-Hin. & H.M.Hern.; Brittonia 66: 58 (2013)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus wercklei F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 460 (1902)
= Mediocactus wercklei (F.A.C.Weber) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 42 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Selenicereus wercklei (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 208 (1920)
species :
Selenicereus murrillii Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 206 (1920)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus murillii (Britton & Rose) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 117, 338 (1929)
= Mediocactus murrillii (Britton & Rose) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4: 42 (2001 publ. 2002)
species :
Selenicereus nelsonii (Weing.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 283 (1923)
Distribution: Mexico (Hidalgo, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus nelsonii Weing.; Z. Sukkulentenk. 1: 33 (1923)
species :
Selenicereus pteranthus (Link & Otto) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 431 (1909)
Name: Prinzessin der Nacht, Reina de la Noche
Distribution: SE-USA [I]; E-Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz); Bahamas; Cuba; Cayman Isl.; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (St. Croix [I])
78 usa 79 MEX 81 BAH CAY CUB HIS pue vir
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus boeckmannii Otto ex Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1849 ed.]: 217 (1850)
= Cereus grandiflorus var. ophites K.Schum.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 13: 183 (1903)
= Cereus grusonianus Weing.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 15: 54 (1905)
= Cereus irradians Lem.; Ill. Hort. 11(Misc.): 74 (1864)
= Cereus kunthianus Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1849 ed.]: 217 (1850)
= Cereus pteranthus Link & Otto ex A.Dietr.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 2: 209 (1834)
= Cereus vaupelii Weing.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 22: 106 (1912)
= Selenicereus boeckmannii (Otto) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429 (1909)
= Selenicereus brevispinus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 201 (1920)
= Selenicereus grandiflorus var. irradians (Lem.) Borg; Cacti [Borg], ed. 2: 206 (1951)
= Selenicereus grandiflorus var. ophites (K.Schum.) Borg; Cacti [Borg], ed. 2: 206 (1951)
= Selenicereus grandiflorus var. telli Borg; Cacti [Borg], ed. 2: 161, 206 (1951), nom. inval.
= Selenicereus grusonianus (Weing.) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 116 (1929)
= Selenicereus macdonaldiae var. grusonianus (Weing.) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 788 (1959)
= Selenicereus kunthianus (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 430 (1909)
= Selenicereus pteranthus f. kewensis (Worsley) M.H.J.van der Meer; Cact. Phantast. 1 (2018): 7 (2018)
= Selenicereus vaupelii (Weing.) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 114 (1929)
form :
f. macdonaldiae (Hook.) Ralf Bauer; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 44 (2003)
Distribution: Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I]); Belize; Honduras; Uruguay
63 haw 80 BLZ HON 85 URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus macdonaldiae Hook.; Bot. Mag. 79: t. 4707 (1853)
= Cereus rothii Weing.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 32: 146 (1922)
= Selenicereus macdonaldiae (Hook.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 430 (1909)
= Selenicereus rothii (Weing.) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 116, 346 (1929)
species :
Selenicereus spinulosus (DC.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 431 (1909)
Distribution: USA (SE-Texas); Mexico (Chiapas, Coahuila, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus pseudospinulosus (Weing.) Weing.; Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 3: 255 (1931)
= Cereus spinulosus DC.; Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 117 (1828)
= Mediocactus spinulosus (DC.) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 42 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Selenicereus pseudospinulosus Weing.; Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 3: 255 (1931)
= Selenicereus spinulosus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 207 (1920), non Britton & Rose (1909)
species :
Selenicereus tonduzii (F.A.C.Weber) S.Arias & N.Korotkova; Phytotaxa 327(1): 29 (2017)
Name: Ballerina Flower
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus tonduzii F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 459 (1902)
= Weberocereus tonduzii (F.A.C.Weber) D.R.Hunt; Bot. Mag. (Kew Mag.) 2(4): 341 (1985)
= Weberocereus tonduzii (F.A.C.Weber) G.D.Rowley; Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 37(2): 46 (1982)
= Werckleocereus tonduzii (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 432 (1909)
species :
Selenicereus vagans Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 242 (1913), et Cactaceae 2: 205 (1920)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Sinaloa, Sonora, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus longicaudatus F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 11: 384 (1904)
= Cereus vagans K.Brandegee; Zoe 5: 191 (1904)
= Mediocactus vagans (K.Brandegee) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 42 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Selenicereus longicaudatus (F.A.C.Weber) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 166 (1937)
species :
Selenicereus validus S.Arias & U.Guzmán; Cact. Suc. Mex. 40(2): 27 (1995)
Distribution: Mexico (Michoacan)
79 MEX
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