Selenicereus grandiflorus
(L)Br&R
◊ Contr. US Nat. Herb. 12:430 (1909)
◊◊ Cactus grandiflorus (L)Miller - Sp. Pl. 467 (1753)
Cereus grandiflorus (L)Miller - Gard. Dict. ed. 8 nr. 11 (1768)
Cereus grandiflorus minor SD - in: Först Handb. Cact. 454 (1846)
Cereus grandiflorus spectabilis Karw - in: Förster, Handb. Cact. 454 (1846)
Cereus grandiflorus affinis SD - Cact. Hort Dyck. 51, 216 (1850)
Cereus grandiflorus callicanthus Rümp - Förster, Handb. Cact. ed. 2, 884 (1885)
Cereus scandens minor Boerhave - Monatschr. Kakteenk. 1:82 (1891)
Cereus nycticalus armatus KSch - Gesamtb. Kakt. 147 (1897)
Cereus coniflorus Wgt - Monatschr. Kakteenk. 14:118 (1904)
Cereus urbanianus Gürke&Wgt non Berger - Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 4:158 (1904)
Cereus grandiflorus uranus Ricc - Boll. R. Ort. Bot. (Palermo) 8:249 (1909)
Selenicereus maxonii Rose - Contr. US Nat. Herb. 12:430 (1909)
Selenicereus pringlei Rose - Contr. US Nat. Herb. 12:431 (1909)
Selenicereus coniflorus (Wgt)Br&R - Contr. US Nat. Herb. 12:430 (1909)
Cereus grandiflorus schmidtii Berg - Hort. Mort. 70 (1912)
Cereus jalapensis Vpl - Monatschr. Kakteenk. 23:26 (1913)
Selenicereus urbanianus (Gürke&Wgt)Br&R - Contr. US Nat. Herb. 16:242 (1913)
Cereus roseanus Vpl - Monatschr. Kakteenk. 23:27 (1913)
Cereus paradisiacus Vpl - Monatschr. Kakteenk. 23:37 (1913)
Selenicereus grandiflorus affinis (SD)Borg - Cacti 205 (1951)
Selenicereus grandiflorus tellii (Hort)Borg - Cacti 206 (1951)
Selenicereus hallensis (Wgt)Wgt - in: Borg, Cacti 211 (1951)
Cereus hallensis Wgt ex Borg - Cacti 211 (1951)
Selenicereus jalapensis (Vpl)Br&R ex Borg - Cacti 3a, 206 (1951)
Cereus grandiflorus armatus (KSch)Bens - CSJ(USA) 41:126 (1969)
- Climbing, green or bluegreen. Stems up to 2.5 cm thick. Ribs 7-8 or less,
low. Areoles not on podaria, 1-1.5 cm apart, at first with hairs. Spines
needle like, 7-11, 0.4-1 cm long, at first yellowish. Flower 18-30 cm long,
scented. Ovary and receptacle with few hairs. Outer petals long and narrow,
salmon. Inner petals white. Fruit 8 cm long, ovoid,
red with yellow, with brownish wool and yellowish spines.
- Mexico: Tamaulipas, Veracruz; Guatemala, Honduras, Bahamas, Cuba,
Dominican Republic, Haïti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, USA:
Florida.
Cact. 2:198, plate 32, 33
Cact. 2:198", 199, plate 35 (S. coniflorus)
Succulenta 5(2/3):17'; 77(1):24"
Backeberg 2:777, 779"
Backeberg 2:781" (S. hallensis)
Backeberg 2:782", 783" (S. coniflorus)
Backeberg 2:786 (S. maxonii)
KuaS 24(4):0"; 24(10):227; 30(2):30
Epiphytes 5-19:556
Benson 540, 935 (S. coniflorus)
Epiphytes 11-41:22" (S. coniflorus)
Bravo 1:462
Bravo 1:462, 465, 466" (S. coniflorus)
Bradea 5:406
Bradleya 7:91, 95
Cact. Syst. Init. 17:44
NCL 262"
Cact. 2:198, plate 34 (S. urbanianus)
Bravo 1:462, 464 (S. urbanianus)
◊ Contr. US Nat. Herb. 12:430 (1909)
◊◊ Cactus grandiflorus (L)Miller - Sp. Pl. 467 (1753)
Cereus grandiflorus (L)Miller - Gard. Dict. ed. 8 nr. 11 (1768)
Cereus grandiflorus minor SD - in: Först Handb. Cact. 454 (1846)
Cereus grandiflorus spectabilis Karw - in: Förster, Handb. Cact. 454 (1846)
Cereus grandiflorus affinis SD - Cact. Hort Dyck. 51, 216 (1850)
Cereus grandiflorus callicanthus Rümp - Förster, Handb. Cact. ed. 2, 884 (1885)
Cereus scandens minor Boerhave - Monatschr. Kakteenk. 1:82 (1891)
Cereus nycticalus armatus KSch - Gesamtb. Kakt. 147 (1897)
Cereus coniflorus Wgt - Monatschr. Kakteenk. 14:118 (1904)
Cereus urbanianus Gürke&Wgt non Berger - Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 4:158 (1904)
Cereus grandiflorus uranus Ricc - Boll. R. Ort. Bot. (Palermo) 8:249 (1909)
Selenicereus maxonii Rose - Contr. US Nat. Herb. 12:430 (1909)
Selenicereus pringlei Rose - Contr. US Nat. Herb. 12:431 (1909)
Selenicereus coniflorus (Wgt)Br&R - Contr. US Nat. Herb. 12:430 (1909)
Cereus grandiflorus schmidtii Berg - Hort. Mort. 70 (1912)
Cereus jalapensis Vpl - Monatschr. Kakteenk. 23:26 (1913)
Selenicereus urbanianus (Gürke&Wgt)Br&R - Contr. US Nat. Herb. 16:242 (1913)
Cereus roseanus Vpl - Monatschr. Kakteenk. 23:27 (1913)
Cereus paradisiacus Vpl - Monatschr. Kakteenk. 23:37 (1913)
Selenicereus grandiflorus affinis (SD)Borg - Cacti 205 (1951)
Selenicereus grandiflorus tellii (Hort)Borg - Cacti 206 (1951)
Selenicereus hallensis (Wgt)Wgt - in: Borg, Cacti 211 (1951)
Cereus hallensis Wgt ex Borg - Cacti 211 (1951)
Selenicereus jalapensis (Vpl)Br&R ex Borg - Cacti 3a, 206 (1951)
Cereus grandiflorus armatus (KSch)Bens - CSJ(USA) 41:126 (1969)
- Climbing, green or bluegreen. Stems up to 2.5 cm thick. Ribs 7-8 or less,
low. Areoles not on podaria, 1-1.5 cm apart, at first with hairs. Spines
needle like, 7-11, 0.4-1 cm long, at first yellowish. Flower 18-30 cm long,
scented. Ovary and receptacle with few hairs. Outer petals long and narrow,
salmon. Inner petals white. Fruit 8 cm long, ovoid,
red with yellow, with brownish wool and yellowish spines.
- Mexico: Tamaulipas, Veracruz; Guatemala, Honduras, Bahamas, Cuba,
Dominican Republic, Haïti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, USA:
Florida.
Cact. 2:198, plate 32, 33
Cact. 2:198", 199, plate 35 (S. coniflorus)
Succulenta 5(2/3):17'; 77(1):24"
Backeberg 2:777, 779"
Backeberg 2:781" (S. hallensis)
Backeberg 2:782", 783" (S. coniflorus)
Backeberg 2:786 (S. maxonii)
KuaS 24(4):0"; 24(10):227; 30(2):30
Epiphytes 5-19:556
Benson 540, 935 (S. coniflorus)
Epiphytes 11-41:22" (S. coniflorus)
Bravo 1:462
Bravo 1:462, 465, 466" (S. coniflorus)
Bradea 5:406
Bradleya 7:91, 95
Cact. Syst. Init. 17:44
NCL 262"
Cact. 2:198, plate 34 (S. urbanianus)
Bravo 1:462, 464 (S. urbanianus)