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Cactaceae
Selenicereus

Selenicereus spinulosus (A.P. de Candolle) Britton & Rose. Common name: Vinelike Moonlight Cactus. Habitat: Subtropical woodlands. Distribution: S. TX (Cameron County) south to s. MX.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = FNA4, K4, Mex, Korotkova, Borsch, & Arias (2017); = Mediocactus spinulosus (DC.) Doweld. Basionym: Cereus spinulosus DC. 1828

Links to other floras: = Selenicereus spinulosus - FNA4

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