Taxonomy Profile: Hylocereus monacanthus (Lem Britton & Rose)

Hylocereus monacanthus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Hyalocereus lemairei
Hook Britton & Rose
Cereus lamairei
Hook
Hylocereus venezuelensis
Britton & Rose
Hylocereus polyrhizus
FAC Weber Britton & Rose
Hylocereus scandens
Salm-Dyck Backeb
Hylocereus estebanensis
Backeb
Hylocereus lemairei
Hook Britton & Rose
Hylocereus peruvianus
Backeb
Wilmattea venezuelensis
Croizat
Cereus lemairei
Hook
Common Name(s):
nightblooming cereus []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Hylocereus monacanthus: 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 |
Species : Hylocereus monacanthus
nightblooming cereus |
Hylocereus monacanthus Direct Children(s):
Hylocereus monacanthus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Charles A. Butterworth, Ph.D.
Notes:
ITIS Cactaceae Steward
Reference for:
Hylocereus monacanthus
Source(s):
Source:
Checklist of CITES Species Part 1 CITES species index
Acquired:
2011-11-22
Notes:
UNEP-WCMC (Comps.) 2011. Checklist of CITES species (CD-ROM). CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland, and UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, United Kingdom. ISBN 2-88323-030-7. Available online at http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/pub/checklist11/index.html or from CITES Secretariat, Chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine, Genève, Switzerland
Reference for:
Hylocereus monacanthus
Publication(s):
Hylocereus monacanthus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Hylocereus monacanthus: Comments
Comment:
CITES: Appendix II listed under Cactaceae, adopted at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Doha, 2010)