Selenicereus wercklei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Hylocereeae
Genus: Selenicereus
Sectio: S. sect. Selenicereus
Specie:

Name

Selenicereus wercklei (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose, Cact. 2: 208. (1920)

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Cereus wercklei F.A.C.Weber, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8: 460 (1902)
  • Homotypic
    • Mediocactus wercklei (F.A.C.Weber) Doweld, Tsukkulenty 4: 42 (2001 publ. 2002)
    • Selenicereus inermis subsp. wercklei (F.A.C.Weber) Gómez-Hin. & H.M.Hern., Brittonia 66: 58 (2013)

Note: CACO (2021) prefer this species in a synonymy with Selenicereus inermis, but see also Hammel et al. (2020) for a more up to date circumscription.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Central America
      • Costa Rica

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) 2020. Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 4(2): 1-524. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Hunt, D. 2016. CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1–174. PDF. Reference page. 
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