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Scientific Names

Alternative Names

Cereus grandiflorus var. hybridus Haage
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cereus grandiflorus var. minor Salm-Dyck
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cereus grandiflorus var. spectabilis Karw.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cereus nycticalus var. gracilior Haage
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cereus reptans Salm-Dyck
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Heliocereus × jenkinsonii (Mc Intosh) Doweld
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Heliocereus × violaceus (Mast.) Doweld
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Heliochia × jenkinsonii (Mc Intosh) P. V. Heath
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Heliochia G.D.Rowley)
Selenicereus longicaudatus (F. A. C. Weber) Borg
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Selenicereus rothii (Weing.) A. Berger
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? jenkinsonii McIntosh
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Cactaceae)
Selenicereus
Harvest ancestor according to GBIF classification, NMNH type specimens, and TreatmentBank

Common Names

English

moonlight cactus preferred
Recognized by USDA PLANTS images and Wikidata
Moonlight Cacti preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Cebuano

Strophocactus preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Chinese

蛇鞭柱属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Estonian

kuukaktus preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Finnish

Yökaktukset preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

French

Cierge de Sélène preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Japanese

セレニケレウス属 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Korean

달빛선인장속 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Lithuanian

Naktenis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Malayalam

നിശാപുഷ്പങ്ങൾ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Persian

سلنیسرئوس preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Swedish

Nattkaktussläktet preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Ukrainian

Селеніцереус preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Waray

Strophocactus preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Hans

蛇鞭柱属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Hant

蛇鞭柱屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata
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Curated hierarchies for Selenicereus

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae
26 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.