Selenicereus glaber
(Eichl)Arias&Kor
◊ Phytotaxa 327(1):25 (2017)
◊◊ Cereus glaber Eichl - Monatschr. Kakteenk. 20:150 (1910)
Werckleocereus glaber (Eichl)Br&R - Addisonia 2:13 (1917)
Weberocereus glaber - (Eichl)Rowl - NCSJ 37(2):46 (1982)
- Stems triangled, light green, somewhat glabrous, slightly concave, 2.5-3.5
cm diameter, with aerial roots. Areoles small, 3-4 cm apart, with felt, which
is black at first and later white. Spines 1-3, 1-3 mm long, cream to brown.
Flower 11-14 cm long, 10-15 cm diameter. Receptacle 5-6.5 cm long, green, lower part yellow green. Ovary and receptacle with flat podaria, black brown wool and hairs and white to black
brown spines up to 1 cm long. Outer petals yellow green to dark cream, inner
petals white. Filaments cream, anthers yellow. Style cream, stigmas
yellowish. Fruit 7 cm long, 6.2 cm diameter, light yellow, scented, with wool
and spines. Seed 1.8x1.1x0.8 mm, brown-black.
- Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala: Sacatepéquez, Suchitepéquez, Chimaltenango, Quinche; El Salvador: Ahuachapan, Cerro Montecristo, 800-2100 m.
Cact. 2:216, plate 39
Backeberg 2:774
Icones. Pl. Succ. 53:224-226" (1981)
Kew. Mag. 2(4):341 (1985)
CSJ(USA) 53(5):224'
Bravo 1:484', 485"
EPIG 6(3):72; 10(2):48
Cact. Syst. Init. 17:50
NCL 279"
◊ Phytotaxa 327(1):25 (2017)
◊◊ Cereus glaber Eichl - Monatschr. Kakteenk. 20:150 (1910)
Werckleocereus glaber (Eichl)Br&R - Addisonia 2:13 (1917)
Weberocereus glaber - (Eichl)Rowl - NCSJ 37(2):46 (1982)
- Stems triangled, light green, somewhat glabrous, slightly concave, 2.5-3.5
cm diameter, with aerial roots. Areoles small, 3-4 cm apart, with felt, which
is black at first and later white. Spines 1-3, 1-3 mm long, cream to brown.
Flower 11-14 cm long, 10-15 cm diameter. Receptacle 5-6.5 cm long, green, lower part yellow green. Ovary and receptacle with flat podaria, black brown wool and hairs and white to black
brown spines up to 1 cm long. Outer petals yellow green to dark cream, inner
petals white. Filaments cream, anthers yellow. Style cream, stigmas
yellowish. Fruit 7 cm long, 6.2 cm diameter, light yellow, scented, with wool
and spines. Seed 1.8x1.1x0.8 mm, brown-black.
- Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala: Sacatepéquez, Suchitepéquez, Chimaltenango, Quinche; El Salvador: Ahuachapan, Cerro Montecristo, 800-2100 m.
Cact. 2:216, plate 39
Backeberg 2:774
Icones. Pl. Succ. 53:224-226" (1981)
Kew. Mag. 2(4):341 (1985)
CSJ(USA) 53(5):224'
Bravo 1:484', 485"
EPIG 6(3):72; 10(2):48
Cact. Syst. Init. 17:50
NCL 279"