Pilosocereus polygonus

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Pilosocereus polygonus

Pilosocereus polygonus (Lam.) Byles & G.D.Rowley in Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19(3): 67. 1957 sec. Franck & al. 2019
  • ≡Cactus polygonus Lam., Encycl. 1(1): 539. 1783 syn. sec. Franck & al. 2019
  • ≡Cereus polygonus (Lam.) DC., Prodr. 3: 466. 1828 syn. sec. ???
  • ≡Pilocereus polygonus (Lam.) K.Schum., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 196. 1897–1899 syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
  • ≡Cephalocereus polygonus (Lam.) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 418. 1909 syn. sec. TROPICOS 1988+
    • Type: Lectotype: Haiti. Port de Paix, Plumier illustration, Opuntia arbor excelsa, Cereiformis, flore albo. Reproduced in Burman (1758: tab. 196), Hunt (in Bradleya 2, 1984: 62), and Mottram (in Bradleya 20, 2002: 109).1
  • 1. Zappi, D. 1994: Pilosocereus (Cactaceae): The genus in Brazil. – Succulent Plant Research 3: 1-160
  • =Pilocereus plumieri Lem. in Rev. Hort. 1862: 427. 1862, nom. illeg., syn. sec. Franck & al. 2019
  • =Pilocereus schlumbergeri F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 186. 1897–1899 syn. sec. Franck & al. 2019
  • ≡Cephalocereus schlumbergeri (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Urb., Symb. Antill. 8: 464. 1920 syn. sec. Franck & al. 2019
    • Type: Neotype: Haiti. Artibonite Department: Colladere, 23 Sep 1955, Proctor 10955 (IJ-10891, isoneotype US-00171292)2
  • 2. Franck, A.R., Barrios, D., Campbell, K.C.St.E., Lange, J., Peguero, B., Santiago-Valentín, E., Rigerszki, Z., Haakonsson, J., Gann, G.D., Cinea, W., Howe, N.M.M., St. John, J., Moreno, J.S. & Clark, C.A. 2019: Revision of Pilosocereus (Cactaceae) in the Caribbean and northern Andean region. – Phytotaxa 411(3): 129–182: 167

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