Taxonomy Profile: Hylocereus (A Berger Britton & Rose)

Hylocereus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Hyalocereus
A Berger Britton & Rose
Wilmattea
Britton & Rose
Mediocactus
Britton & Rose
Hylocereus microcladus
Backeb
Common Name(s):
nightblooming cactus []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Hylocereus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Caryophyllanae
Family : Cactaceae
cactus |
cacti |
Genus : Hylocereus
nightblooming cactus |
Hylocereus Direct Children(s):
Hylocereus undatus
(Haw Britton & Rose)
Hylocereus costaricensis
(FAC Weber Britton & Rose)
Hylocereus extensus
(Salm-Dyck ex DC Britton & Rose ex Rose)
Hylocereus guatemalensis
(Eichlam Britton & Rose)
Hylocereus megalanthus
(K Schum ex Vaupel Ralf Bauer)
Hylocereus minutiflorus
(Britton & Rose)
Hylocereus monacanthus
(Lem Britton & Rose)
Hylocereus ocamponis
(Salm-Dyck Britton & Rose)
Hylocereus setaceus
(Salm-Dyck ex DC Ralf Bauer)
Hylocereus stenopterus
(FAC Weber Britton & Rose)
Hylocereus triangularis
(L Britton & Rose)
Hylocereus tricae
(DR Hunt Ralf Bauer)
Hylocereus calcaratus
(FAC Weber Britton & Rose)
Hylocereus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Charles A. Butterworth, Ph.D.
Notes:
ITIS Cactaceae Steward
Reference for:
Hylocereus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Hylocereus
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Hylocereus
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Hylocereus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hunt, David
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2006-05-01 / 2006-05-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The New Cactus Lexicon: Text
Page(s):
x + 373
Publisher:
dh books
Publication Place:
Milborne Port, England
ISBN/ISSN:
0-9538134-5-2/
Notes:
Reference for:
Hylocereus
Hylocereus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Hylocereus: Comments