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Taxon:
Hylocereus megalanthus
(K. Schum. ex Vaupel) Ralf Bauer
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Hylocereus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Hylocereeae
Nomen number:
451344
Place of publication:
Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17:28. 2003
Verified:
08/03/2006
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cereus megalanthus
K. Schum. ex Vaupel
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Selenicereus megalanthus
(K. Schum. ex Vaupel) Moran
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Conservation Status
CITES.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml
Reference(s)
Anderson, E. F.
2001. The cactus family
Note:
=
Selenicereus megalanthus
CITES.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Taylor, N. & D. Zappi.
2004. Cacti of eastern Brazil
Note:
mentions
Tel-Zur, N. et al.
2004. Genetic relationships among
Hylocereus
and
Selenicereus
vine cacti (Cactaceae): evidence from hybridization and cytological studies. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 94:527-534.
URL:
http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/content/by/year
Note:
closely related to diploid
Hylocereus
species
Common names
English
yellow pitaya –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Loja
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Morona Santiago
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Napo
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Pichincha
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
San Martín
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Southern America
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
,
Ecuador
[Loja, Morona Santiago, Napo, Pichincha],
Peru
[San Martín]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
as
Selenicereus megalanthus
Eggli, U.
1996. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Human food
fruit
Taylor, N. & D. Zappi.
2004. Cacti of eastern Brazil
Note:
mentions
Name
References