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Cactaceae
Selenicereus
Selenicereus (A. Berger) Britton & Rose. Common name: Moonlight Cactus.
A genus of about 31 species, shrubs (often scandent), of the Neotropics. Circumscribed to include Hylocereus (Korotkova, Borsch, & Arias 2017).
References: Benson (1982); Hawkes (2003b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003b); Hawkes (2003c) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003b); Korotkova, Borsch, & Arias (2017). Show full citations.
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© Claire Herzog, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Claire Herzog | Selenicereus grandiflorus source | Original Image ⭷
© Liliana Ramírez-Freire, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Liliana Ramírez-Freire | Selenicereus spinulosus source | Original Image ⭷
© Keith Bradley | Selenicereus undatus | Original Image ⭷
© Claire Herzog, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Claire Herzog | Selenicereus grandiflorus source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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