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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Selenicereus
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Cereus subsect. Selenicereus
Selenicereus
Selenicereus (A. Berger) Britton & Rose
Selenicereus (Berger) Britton & Rose
Genus recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Selenicereus Britton & Rose
Genus recognized by GBIF classification
Selenicereus sect. Selenicereus

Alternative Names

Cereus grandiflorus var. hybridus Haage
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cereus grandiflorus var. minor Salm-Dyck
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cereus grandiflorus var. spectabilis Karw.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cereus nycticalus var. gracilior Haage
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cereus reptans Salm-Dyck
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Heliocereus × jenkinsonii (Mc Intosh) Doweld
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Heliocereus × violaceus (Mast.) Doweld
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Heliochia × jenkinsonii (Mc Intosh) P. V. Heath
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Heliochia G.D.Rowley)
Selenicereus longicaudatus (F. A. C. Weber) Borg
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Selenicereus rothii (Weing.) A. Berger
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? jenkinsonii McIntosh
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Cactaceae)
Ancistrocactus Britton & Rose
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Cereaster F. Berge
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Chiapasophyllum Doweld
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Cryptocereus Alexander
Cryptocereus Alexander
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Hylocereus (A. Berger) Britton & Rose
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Marniera Backeb.
Mediocactus Britton & Rose
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Selenicereus (A. Berger) Britton & Rose 1909
Authority according to NCBI
Selenicereus innesii
Synonym according to CITES
Werckleocereus Britton & Rose
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Wilmattea Britton & Rose
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

moonlight cactus
Moonlight Cacti preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

شمعية قمرية preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Cebuano

Strophocactus preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

大轮柱属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

kuukaktus preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Yökaktukset preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Cierge de Sélène preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

セレニケレウス属 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and admin

Korean

달빛선인장속 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Naktenis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

നിശാപുഷ്പങ്ങൾ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

nattkaktus preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

سلنیسرئوس preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Nattkaktussläktet preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Селеніцереус preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Waray

Strophocactus preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

شمعيه قمريه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

蛇鞭柱属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

蛇鞭柱属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

蛇鞭柱屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

蛇鞭柱屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Selenicereus

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae
26 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
Cactaceae Juss.
Cactoideae Eaton
22 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae
26 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae
26 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae
65 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Plantae
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllanae
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae Juss.
26 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Angiospermae
eudicots
core eudicots
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae
Cactoideae
Hylocereeae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Angiospermae
eudicots
core eudicots
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae
Cactoideae
Cereeae
Cereus
511 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Angiospermae
eudicots
core eudicots
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae