Hylocereus triangularis

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

Hylocereus triangularis is a species of plant in the genus Hylocereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). It is one of the species that is sometimes referred to as the " Queen of the Night ".

description

Hylocereus triangularis usually grows liana-like, climbing and spreading . The sharp-triangular shoots with numerous aerial roots have a diameter of 3 to 4 centimeters. Their ribs are straight or slightly raised around the areoles and not keratinized on the back. From the areoles arise 6 to 8 short, needle-shaped, radiating thorns , which are thickened at the base.

The white flowers are up to 20 centimeters (and more) long. The scales of the pericarpel overlap in a brick-like manner. The red, edible fruits are 2 to 5 centimeters long.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Hylocereus triangularis is common in Cuba , Jamaica , the Dominican Republic, and Haiti . The first description as Cactus triangularis was published in 1753 by Carl von Linné . Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose placed them in the genus Hylocereus in 1909 .

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

use

Hylocereus triangularis is cultivated because of the edible fruits and is occasionally used as a “living fence”.

proof

literature

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

Individual evidence

↑ Species Plantarum . Volume 1, Stockholm 1753, p. 468, (online) .
^ Contributions from the United States National Herbarium . Volume 12, 1909, p. 429, (online) .
^ Hylocereus triangularis in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Goettsch, BK, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2014.

Web links

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[1] Species Plantarum . Volume 1, Stockholm 1753, p. 468, (online) .

[2] Contributions from the United States National Herbarium . Volume 12, 1909, p. 429, (online) .

[3] Hylocereus triangularis in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Goettsch, BK, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2014.