Acanthocereus tetragonus / [Species detail] / Plant Atlas

Classification

Dicots

Family

CACTACEAE

Genus

Acanthocereus

Species

Acanthocereus tetragonus (L.) Hummelinck

Common Name

TRIANGLE CACTUS; DILDOE CACTUS; BARBED-WIRE CACTUS

Growth Habit

C Value

Plant Notes

Status

Native Threatened-State FAC (NWPL)

** Not applicable or data not available.

Supraordinal

Order

CARYOPHYLLALES

Family

Genus

Species

Acanthocereus tetragonus (L.) Hummelinck - TRIANGLE CACTUS; DILDOE CACTUS; BARBED-WIRE CACTUS

ACANTHOCEREUS TETRAGONUS (Linnaeus) Hummelinck, Succulenta (Netherlands) 20: 165. 1938.

Basionym

Cactus tetragonus Linnaeus 1753.

Type

CURACAO: Without data, Hummelinck 196 (neotype: U). Neotypified by Hummelinck, Succulenta (Netherlands) 20: 165. 1938.

** Not applicable or data not available.