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Selenicereus pteranthus

(Link ex A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose (1909)

This name is accepted

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

queen-of-the-night

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Plants terrestrial to epiphytic, vine like, clambering, pendent.

Stems: Stems bluish green to purple, to 100–300 × 2.5–5 cm, ribs 4–6, acute, areoles 2–2.5 cm apart along ribs, 1.5–3.0 mm.

Roots: Roots frequently aerial and adventitious.

Leaves: Leaves modified into spines. Spines 1–5, short conic (acicular on immature stems), 1–3 mm; radial and central spines not distinguishable. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers solitary. Flowers bisexual (perfect), 25–30 × 20 cm. Flower tube bearing numerous scales and long, white, hairlike spines. Outer tepals brown or purplish (or yellow?), narrow; inner tepals white, oblanceolate, apex acute. Stamens numerous. Ovary inferior, areoles of ovary bearing numerous scales and long, white, hairlike spines.

Fruit: Fruits red; spheric; 45–70 mm diam.; hidden by short (to 1 cm); yellowish; bristlelike spines and long; white hairlike spines. Seeds black; ovoid to reniform; shiny.

Ploidy: 2n = 22

Habitat: Disturbed coastal sites.

Elevation Range: 0–10 m.

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Potentially naturalizing

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 431 (1909)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Selenicereus pteranthus across from 2266 tantalus dr black ciner slope PRESERVED_SPECIMEN teraoka, w. collector number: 41 Oahu BISH 6/22/1979
2 Selenicereus pteranthus Koloa District: West end of Lawai Road at entrance to Lawai Kai secondary vegetation with Casuarina and Euphorbia tirucalli PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D.H. 6278 Kauai BISH 9/12/1988
3 Selenicereus pteranthus Across from 2266 Tantalus Dr black ciner slope PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Teraoka, W. 41 Oahu BISH 6/22/1979
4 Selenicereus pteranthus honolulu, oahu ave., his residence PRESERVED_SPECIMEN ehrhorn, e.m. Oahu BISH 6/3/1940
5 Selenicereus pteranthus 622 Judd PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 8/11/1944
6 Selenicereus pteranthus manoa valley, mr. ehrhorn's garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. collector number: 27264 Oahu BISH 7/1/1931
7 Selenicereus pteranthus Manoa Valley, Mr. Ehrhorn's garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 27264 Oahu BISH 7/1/1931
8 Selenicereus pteranthus West end of Lawai Road at enterance t o Lawai Kai; alt. ca. 15 m. Secondary vegetation with Casuarina and Euphorbia tirucalli. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 6278 Kauai PTBG 9/12/1988
9 Selenicereus pteranthus honolulu, oahu. cultivated in mr. ehrhorn's garden in manoa valley. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener s.n. NY 7/11/1931
10 Selenicereus pteranthus Lawai Valley. Allerton Gardens (Lawai Kai), along driveway from Spouting Horn Road, alt. ca. 25 m . PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 6615 Kauai PTBG 9/1/1990
11 Selenicereus pteranthus 622 judd PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. Oahu BISH 8/11/1944
12 Selenicereus pteranthus koloa district: west end of lawai road at entrance to lawai kai secondary vegetation with Casuarina and Euphorbia tirucalli PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lorence, d.h. flynn, t. collector number: 6278 Kauai BISH 9/12/1988
13 Selenicereus pteranthus Honolulu, Oahu Ave., his residence PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Ehrhorn, E.M. s.n. Oahu BISH 6/3/1940
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