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Selenicereus anthonyanus (also known by its obsolete name, Cryptocereus anthonyanus) is a cactus species native to southern Mexico.It is grown as an ornamental because of its nocturnal flowers and unusual, leaf-like stems.
Selenicereus anthonyanus (Alexander) D.R.Hunt: Stems like those of Epiphyllum anguliger but more vining and with short spines. Flowers ca. 12 cm long, 10–15 cm wide, the outer inner tepals purplish, the inner cream. [citation needed] Mexico. [5] Selenicereus alliodorus (Gómez-Hin. & H.M.Hern.) S. Arias & Korotkova (syn. Weberocereus alliodorus)
Cryptocereus imitans (Kimnach & Hutchison) Backeb. ... Selenicereus anthonyanus and Disocactus anguliger. References This page was last edited ...
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As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 6645 least concern plant species. [1] 30% of all evaluated plant species are listed as least concern.
Cereus are shrubby or treelike, often attaining great heights (C. hexagonus, C. lamprospermus, C. trigonodendron up to 15 metres or 49 feet). Most stems are angled or distinctly ribbed, ribs 3–14 centimetres (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) long, usually well developed and have large areoles, usually bearing spines.
The classification of the family Cactaceae remains uncertain as of August 2023.Since the mid-1990s, the system produced by the International Cactaceae Systematics Group (ICSG) of the International Organization for Succulent Plant Study has been used as the basis of many published classifications.
Selenicereus grandiflorus is a cactus species originating from the Antilles, Mexico and Central America.The species is commonly referred to as queen of the night, [2] night-blooming cereus (though these two terms are also used for other species), large-flowered cactus, sweet-scented cactus or vanilla cactus.