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Taxon:
Cereus hexagonus
(L.) Mill.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Cereus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cereeae
Nomen number:
9959
Place of publication:
Gard. dict. ed. 8:
Cereus
no. 1. 1768
Verified:
12/04/2007
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 hexagonus
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cereus lepidotus
Salm-Dyck
No images
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)
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong.
2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
Anderson, E. F.
2001. The cactus family
Backeberg, C.
1967. Die Cactaceae. 2342.
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
Dodson, C. H. & A. H. Gentry.
1978. Flora of the Rio Palenque science center.
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord.
Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
URL:
http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/
Funk, V. et al.
2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
Hokche, O. et al.
2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Hunt, D. et al., eds.
2006. The new cactus lexicon
IPGRI.
New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/databases/new_world_fruits_database/search.html
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier).
1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell.
2000. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis, ed. 2.
Liogier, H. A.
1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Moscoso, R. M.
1943. Catalogus florae domingensis.
St. John, H.
1973. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands
Steyermark, J. A. & O. Huber.
1978. Flora del Avila.
Common names
English
blue cereus –
Reference(s)
queen-of-the-night –
Reference(s)
tall columnar cactus –
Reference(s)
Spanish
cacto columnar –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Pará
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Roraima
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
2
Cultivated
also cult.
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Hispaniola
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
Native
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Trinidad and Tobago
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
[Pará, Roraima]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Hispaniola
,
Antigua and Barbuda
,
Cuba
,
Guadeloupe
,
Jamaica
,
St. Kitts and Nevis
,
Montserrat
,
United States
[Puerto Rico]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Liogier, H. A.
1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Name
References