Cereus

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Cereus

Cereus Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4: [308]. 1754 sec. Hunt 20161 wfo-4000007414
      Type: Cereus hexagonus (L.) Mill.
  • 1. Hunt, D.R. 2016: CITES Cactaceae Checklist. 3rd edition. – published by the author
  • =Piptanthocereus (A.Berger) Riccob. in Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 225. 1909 syn. sec. Hunt 20062 wfo-4000029820
  • 2. Hunt, D.R. 2006: The New Cactus Lexicon. – Milborne Port: dh books
  • =Subpilocereus Backeb. in Blätt. Kakteenf. 1938(6): 8, 13, 18, 25. 1938 syn. sec. Hunt 20063 wfo-4000037041
      • Type: Subpilocereus russellianus (hort. Berol. ex Salm-Dyck) Backeb.
  • 3. Hunt, D.R. 2006: The New Cactus Lexicon. – Milborne Port: dh books
  • =Mirabella F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 1: 108. 1979 syn. sec. Hunt 20064 wfo-4000024367
      • Type: Mirabella albicaulis (Britton & Rose) F.Ritter
  • 4. Hunt, D.R. 2006: The New Cactus Lexicon. – Milborne Port: dh books
  • =Estevesia P.J.Braun in Kakteen And. Sukk. 60(3): 64. 2009 syn. sec. Taylor & al. 20235 wfo-4000014058
      • Type: Estevesia alex-bragae P.J.Braun & Esteves
  • 5. Taylor, N.P., Zappi, D.C., Romeiro-Brito, M., Telhe, M.C., Franco, F.F. & Moraes, E.M. 2023: A phylogeny of Cereus (Cactaceae) and the placement and description of two new species. – TAXON 72(6): 1321-1333. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.13103
  • =Praepilosocereus Guiggi in Cactology 2: 18. 2010 syn. sec. Kew 20196 wfo-4000031076
  • 6. Kew 2019: Dataset export of the World Checklist of Vascular Plants database, dated 19 December. – Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens
  • –Cirinosum Neck., Elem. Bot. 2: 84. 1790, nom. inval. syn. sec. Kew 20197 wfo-4000042581
  • 7. Kew 2019: Dataset export of the World Checklist of Vascular Plants database, dated 19 December. – Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens

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Notes

Franco et al. (2017) identified a well-supported Cereus clade that also included Praecereus and Cipocereus, suggesting Cereus was not monophyletic.
Bombonato et al. (2020) used RAD-Seq and Taylor et al. (2023) employed nuclear orthologous genes with the Cactaceae591 probe set. Both studies confirmed Cereus as monophyletic, including the monotypic genus Estevesia. Taylor et al. (2023) provided the most comprehensive insights into species relationships.
The placement of Cipocereus remains ambiguous. Franco et al. (2017) found the three sampled Cipocereus species formed a well-supported clade nested within Cereus, sister to Cereus subg. Mirabella. Bombonato et al. (2020) placed Cipocereus as sister to Cereus. Taylor et al. (2023) found Cipocereus either as sister to Cereus or nested within Cereus, depending on the analysis method. A,B,C,D

Taxon standing

Category B. The genus is monophyletic based on phylogenetic studies that support the clade based on a sufficiently dense or even complete sampling, or support a monotypic genus as a distinct lineage, but do not provide a new taxonomic treatment at the species level.

Bibliography

A. Bombonato, J.R., do Amaral, D.T., Silva, G.A.R., Khan, G., Moraes, E.M., da Silva Andrade, S.C., Eaton, D.A.R., Alonso, D.P., Ribolla, P.E.M., Taylor, N., Zappi, D. & Franco, F.F. 2020: The potential of genome-wide RAD sequences for resolving rapid radiations: a case study in Cactaceae. – Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 151: 106896. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106896
B. Franco, F.F., Silva, G.A.R., Moraes, E.M., Taylor, N., Zappi, D. C., Jojima, C.L. & Machado, M.C. 2017: Plio-Pleistocene diversification of Cereus (Cactaceae, Cereeae) and closely allied genera. – Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 183(2): 199-210. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean%2fbow010
C. Korotkova, N. 2022+: Updates to the Cactaceae checklist. - Published online at caryophyllales.org/cactaceae/
D. Taylor, N.P., Zappi, D.C., Romeiro-Brito, M., Telhe, M.C., Franco, F.F. & Moraes, E.M. 2023: A phylogeny of Cereus (Cactaceae) and the placement and description of two new species. – TAXON 72(6): 1321-1333. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.13103