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Taxonomic account

Selenicereus pteranthus

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Selenicereus pteranthus (Link ex A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose

Name accepted in Plants of the World Online. [2-WWW]

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Selenicereus
Ranga
Species
Genus list verification
11 October 2026 [2-WWW]

Names in the literature

Synonyms and spelling variants linked to the accepted name in WCVP 16, including updates to the genus list. [27-WWW] [2-WWW]

  • Cereus boeckmannii Otto ex Salm-Dyck
  • Cereus brevispinus (Britton & Rose) A.Berger
  • Cereus grandiflorus var. ophites K.Schum.
  • Cereus grusonianus Weing.
  • Cereus irradians Lem.
  • Cereus kewensis Worsley
  • Cereus kunthianus Salm-Dyck
  • Cereus macdonaldiae Hook.
  • Cereus pteranthus Link ex A.Dietr.
  • Cereus rothii Weing.
  • Cereus vaupelii Weing.
  • Selenicereus boeckmannii (Otto ex Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose
  • Selenicereus brevispinus Britton & Rose
  • Selenicereus grandiflorus var. irradians (Lem.) Borg
  • Selenicereus grandiflorus var. ophites (K.Schum.) Borg
  • Selenicereus grusonianus (Weing.) A.Berger
  • Selenicereus kunthianus (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose
  • Selenicereus macdonaldiae (Hook.) Britton & Rose
  • Selenicereus macdonaldiae var. grusonianus (Weing.) Backeb.
  • Selenicereus pteranthus f. kewensis (Worsley) M.H.J.van der Meer
  • Selenicereus pteranthus f. macdonaldiae (Hook.) Ralf Bauer
  • Selenicereus rothii (Weing.) A.Berger
  • Selenicereus vaupelii (Weing.) A.Berger

Nomenclatural basis

The genus's species list was checked in POWO on 11 October 2026. Authorship and links between older names were compared with WCVP 16, a snapshot from 4 June 2026. [27-WWW] [2-WWW] [2-WWW]

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