Taxon:
Peniocereus serpentinus (Lag. & Rodr.) N. P. Taylor
Summary
Place of publication:
Bradleya 5:93. 1987
Verified:
07/01/1999
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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
- 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
- George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
- Hunt, D. 1992. CITES Cactaceae checklist
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Common names
English
Mexican night-bloom cereus – serpent cactus – snake cactus – Spanish
junco – junco espinoso – pitahayita – reina de la noche – Swedish
vit stavkaktus –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | México | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Michoacán de Ocampo | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Morelos | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Oaxaca | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Northern America
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SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Oaxaca]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
Environmental | ornamental | as Nyctocereus serpentinus | George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia. |