Hylocereus monacanthus

Hylocereus monacanthus
	Hylocereus monacanthus
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Hylocereeae
Genre :	Hylocereus
Type :	Hylocereus monacanthus
Scientific name
	Hylocereus monacanthus
	( Lem. ) Britton & Rose

Hylocereus monacanthus is a species of plant in the genus Hylocereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The epithet of the species is derived from the Greek words "μόνος" (monos) for one and "ἄκανθα" (akantha) for thorn .

description

Hylocereus monacanthus grows shrub-like, climbing or stretched out with triangular green or sometimes covered shoots . The slightly wavy ribs have areoles , which sometimes have a small, triangular extension at the top. The 1 or 2 spines arising from the areoles are stiff and swollen at the base.

The white and pink at the base flowers have a diameter of up to 17 centimeters and lengths of up to 28 centimeters. The pericarpel is covered with a few, non-overlapping scales. The flower tube is curved upwards.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Hylocereus monacanthus is distributed in Nicaragua , Costa Rica , Panama , Colombia , Venezuela , Trinidad and Tobago , Guyana , Suriname , Ecuador and in northern Peru at altitudes of up to 2000 meters.

The first description as Cereus monacanthus by Charles Lemaire was published in 1845. Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose placed the 1922 in the genus Hylocereus .

A synonym is, among other things, Cereus lemairei Hook. (1854).

In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered.

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 345 .

Individual evidence

^ L'Horticulteur Universel, Journal Général des Jardiniers et Amateurs . Volume 6, Paris 1845, p. 60.
^ NL Britton , JN Rose : The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family . tape III . The Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington 1922, p. 190 .
^ Hylocereus monacanthus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Loaiza, C. & Ostalaza, C., 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2014.

Web links

Commons : Hylocereus monacanthus - album with pictures, videos and audio files

[1] L'Horticulteur Universel, Journal Général des Jardiniers et Amateurs . Volume 6, Paris 1845, p. 60.

[2] NL Britton , JN Rose : The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family . tape III . The Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington 1922, p. 190 .

[3] Hylocereus monacanthus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Loaiza, C. & Ostalaza, C., 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2014.