Cactaceae
Nightblooming cereus
Selenicereus monacanthus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Selenicereus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 深紅肉火龍果, 勒氏量天尺, 单刺量天尺, 尚氏量天尺, 秘鲁量天尺
- English
- Nightblooming cereus
Synonyms
- Cereus extensus Salm-Dyck ex DC.
- Cereus lemairei Hook.
- Cereus lemoinei Möllers
- Cereus monacanthus Lem.
- Cereus monacanthus Cels ex K.Schum.
- Cereus polyrhizus F.A.C.Weber
- Cereus scandens Salm-Dyck
- Cereus schomburgkii Otto ex K.Schum.
- Cereus trinitatensis Lem. & Herm.
- Cereus venezuelensis (Britton & Rose) Werderm.
- Hylocereus estebanensis Backeb.
- Hylocereus lemairei (Hook.) Britton & Rose
- Hylocereus monacanthus (Lem.) Britton & Rose
- Hylocereus peruvianus Backeb.
- Hylocereus polyrhizus (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose
- Hylocereus scandens (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.
- Hylocereus trinitatensis (Lem. & Herm.) A.Berger
- Hylocereus venezuelensis Britton & Rose
- Wilmattea venezuelensis (Britton & Rose) Croizat
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.