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Selenicereus grandiflorus ssp. grandiflorus  (L.) Britton & Rose
Taxonomic Serial No.: 912838

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies  
  Synonym(s): Selenicereus coniflorus (Weing.) Britton & Rose
  
    Cereus coniflorus Weing.
  
    Selenicereus urbanianus (Gürke & Weing.) Britton & Rose
  
    Selenicereus pringlei Rose
  
    Selenicereus maxonii Rose
  
    Selenicereus kunthianus (hort. ex Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose
  
    Selenicereus hallensis Weing. ex Borg
  
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  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderCaryophyllanae   
                         OrderCaryophyllales   
                            FamilyCactaceae Juss. – cactus, cacti  
                               GenusSelenicereus (A. Berger) Britton & Rose – moonlight cactus  
                                  SpeciesSelenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britton & Rose – queen of the night, Pitayita-nocturna reina de la noche  
                                     SubspeciesSelenicereus grandiflorus ssp. grandiflorus (L.) Britton & Rose  
       

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  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Charles A. Butterworth, Ph.D.   
  Notes: ITIS Cactaceae Steward   
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Caribbean  
    Middle America  
    North America  
    South America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Caribbean Territories, Introduced  
    Continental US, Native  
    Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

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