Cereus scandens Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 219. 1850
Cereus scandens, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 219. 1850
is basionym for Hylocereus scandens, Cactaceae 2: 817. 1959
Neotype (designated by Bauer, R. 2003: 401): Suriname. Brokopondo district: 12 km south of village Afobaka, forest along Sara Creek, February 1965, Donselaar 2119 (U-212602)