Peniocereus

Peniocereus greggii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Echinocereeae
Genus: Peniocereus
Subgenera: P. subg. Cullmannia – P. subg. Peniocereus
Species: P. greggii – P. johnstonii – P. lazaro-cardenasii – P. marianus – P. striatus – P. viperinus – P. zopilotensis

Source(s) of checklist:
Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Peniocereus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 18. Reference page.

Name

• Peniocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 428. 1909.
  • Type species: Peniocereus greggii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cereus subsect. Peniocereus A.Berger, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 77. 1905.

• Homotypic
  • Cereus subg. Peniocereus (A.Berger) A.Berger, Kakteen 6: 126. 1929.

• Heterotypic
  • Cullmannia Distef., Kakteen And. Sukk. 7 : 8. 1956.
    • Type species: Cullmannia viperina (F.A.C.Weber) Distefano
  • Neoevansia W.T.Marshall in W.T.Marshall & Bock, Cactaceae 84. 1941.
    • Type species: Neoevansia diguetii (F.A.C.Weber) W.T.Marshall

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Central USA Arizona, New Mexico, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N., 1909. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 428.

Additional references

• Anderson, E.F. (2001) The Cactus Family. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon. 776 p.
• Arias, S. & al. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships in Peniocereus (Cactaceae) inferred from plastid DNA sequence data. Journal of Plant Research 118 (5): 317–328. (reinstate the genus Nyctocereus)
• Franco-Estrada, D., Sánchez, D., Terrazas, T. & Arias Montes, S. 2021. Phylogenetic analysis of Peniocereus (Cactaceae, Echinocereeae) based on five chloroplast DNA markers. Brazilian Journal of Botany 44(4): 903–916. DOI: 10.1007/s40415-021-00774-0 Reference page.  (reinstate the genus Backebergia)
• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Peniocereus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 18. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Peniocereus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Peniocereus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 18 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Peniocereus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Dec 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Peniocereus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 18. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

فارسی: اسپندارهای بیابانی
українська: Пеніоцереус

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