Hylocereus lemairei (Hook.) Britton & Rose

First published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 428 (1909)
This name is a synonym of Selenicereus monacanthus

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Hunt, D. (2016). CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1-174. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Hylocereus monacanthus.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192. [Cited as Hylocereus lemairei.]
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. [Cited as Hylocereus lemairei.]

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 3280 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. http://humboldt.org.co/es/component/k2/item/393-pautas-para-el-conocimiento-conservacion-y-uso-sostenible-de-las-plantas-medicinales-nativas-en-colombia-estrategia-nacional-para-la-conservacion-de-plantas

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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