Strophocactus

Br&R

◊◊ Contr. US Nat. Herb. 16:262 (1913)
Strophocereus Fri?&Krz - in: Kreuzinger, Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Rev. Syst. Kakteen 21 nom. illeg. (1935)
Pseudoacanthocereus Ritt - Ritter 1:47 (1979)

Type: Cereus wittii

- Epiphytic or epilithic, climbing with aerial roots. Stems flat or with 3-8 ribs, spiny. Flowers nocturnal. Flower white, funnelform. Ovary and receptacle with bristly spines.

- Amazone forest in Peru, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil.

NCL 269
Phytotaxa 327(1):33 (2017)