Selenicereus monacanthus
A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Selenicereus
- Species
- Selenicereus monacanthus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 2017
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Selenicereus monacanthus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
19 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cereus extensusName author: Salm-Dyck ex DC.
- Cereus lemaireiName author: Hook.
- Cereus lemoineiName author: Möllers
- Cereus monacanthusName author: Lem.
- Cereus monacanthusName author: Cels ex K.Schum.
- Cereus polyrhizusName author: F.A.C.Weber
- Cereus scandensName author: Salm-Dyck
- Cereus schomburgkiiName author: Otto ex K.Schum.
- Cereus trinitatensisName author: Lem. & Herm.
- Cereus venezuelensisName author: (Britton & Rose) Werderm.
- Hylocereus estebanensisName author: Backeb.
- Hylocereus lemaireiName author: (Hook.) Britton & Rose
- Hylocereus monacanthusName author: (Lem.) Britton & Rose
- Hylocereus peruvianusName author: Backeb.
- Hylocereus polyrhizusName author: (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose
- Hylocereus scandensName author: (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.
- Hylocereus trinitatensisName author: (Lem. & Herm.) A.Berger
- Hylocereus venezuelensisName author: Britton & Rose
- Wilmattea venezuelensisName author: (Britton & Rose) Croizat
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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