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Taxon:
Acanthocereus tetragonus
(L.) Hummelinck
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Acanthocereus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Echinocereeae
Nomen number:
401479
Place of publication:
Succulenta (Netherlands) 20:165. 1938
Verified:
03/21/1995
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
Cactus tetragonus
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acanthocereus occidentalis
Britton & Rose
Acanthocereus pentagonus
(L.) Britton & Rose
Acanthocereus pitajaya
sensu Croizat
Cactus pentagonus
L.
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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)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Anderson, E. F.
2001. The cactus family
Benson, L.
1982. The cacti of the United States and Canada
Note:
=
Cereus tetragonus
Britton, N. L. & J. N. Rose.
1920. The Cactaceae, descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. 2:9.
Note:
=
Cereus tetragonus
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
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Hernández, H. M. & C. Gómez-Hinostrosa.
2011. Mapping the cacti of Mexico
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Hunt, D. et al., eds.
2006. The new cactus lexicon
Hunt, D.
1992. CITES Cactaceae checklist
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.hear.org/pier/index.html
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Note:
=
Acanthocereus pentagonus
Common names
English
barbed-wire cactus –
Reference(s)
sword-pear –
Reference(s)
triangle cactus –
Reference(s)
Swedish
snårpelarkaktus –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
San Luis Potosí
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Sinaloa
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Sonora
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Tamaulipas
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Campeche
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Guerrero
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Jalisco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Michoacán de Ocampo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Nayarit
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Quintana Roo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Tabasco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Yucatán
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Netherlands Antilles
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Queensland
c.
4
Naturalized
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
New Caledonia
Native
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Florida]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Texas]
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Netherlands Antilles
,
Cuba
,
Dominica
,
Guadeloupe
,
Grenada
,
St. Lucia
,
Martinique
,
Trinidad and Tobago
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Venezuela
Naturalized
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[Queensland (c.)]
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
New Caledonia
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Weed
as
A. pentagonus
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Name
References