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Selenicereus setaceus

(Salm-Dyck ex DC.) A.Berger ex Werderm. (1933)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Genus: Selenicereus

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bras. Säulenkakt.: 87 (1933)

Other References

Imada & Kennedy 2020:73 (NEWNAT/K, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Selenicereus setaceus Koloa, Poipu, along road, N of Sheraton Hotel Leucaena leucacephala, Panicum maximum, naturalized columnar and vining Cactaceae; over lava flow Preserved_Specimen vining cactus, stems trailing, trigonous, green with purple margins; old dried corolla ~15 cm long; immature fruit green, ovoid, 5-6 cm long; spines and tips of scales purple Lorence, D.H. 8671 Kauai BISH 2000-05-15
2 Selenicereus setaceus Koloa, Poipu, along Poipu road, between turnoffs to Sheraton Kauai hotel (Kapili Rd) and Poipu Beach Dry secondary shrubland of Leucaena leucocephala, Panicum maximum, Cerus uruguayanus and other naturalized Cactaceae over lava flow Preserved_Specimen Stems ving over rocks and trees, to 2 m, grayish-green with 3 dark angles. Flowers nocturnal, perianth tube light green, scales red -tipped, inner tepals white, outer ones greenish-white, stamens and style yellow Lorence, D.H. 7664 Kauai BISH 1995-04-23
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