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2Acanthocereus tetragonus (L.) Hummelinck
- Taxonomy
- Family: Cactaceae · Genus: Acanthocereus1
- Native distribution
- Caribbean, North America, Oceania, Aruba, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antillesuncertain3
- Synonyms
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- Acanthocereus acutangulus (Pfeiff.) A.Berger
- Acanthocereus baxaniensis (Karw. ex Pfeiff.) Borg
- Acanthocereus colombianus Britton & Rose
- Acanthocereus floridanus Small
- Acanthocereus floridanus Small ex Britton & Rose
- Acanthocereus griseus Backeb.
- Acanthocereus horridus Britton & Rose
- Acanthocereus occidentalis Britton & Rose
- Acanthocereus pentagonus (L.) Britton & Rose
- Acanthocereus pitajaya (DC.) Dugand
- Acanthocereus pitajaya (DC.) Dugand ex Croizat
- Acanthocereus princeps (Pfeiff.) Backeb.
- Acanthocereus subinermis Britton & Rose
- Acanthocereus tetragonus (L.) Humlk.
- Acanthocereus tetragonus micracanthus Dugand
- Cactus pentagonus L.
- Cactus prismaticus Willd.
- Cactus reptans Salm-Dyck
- Cactus reptans Salm-Dyck ex DC.
- Cactus tetragonus L.
- Cereus acutangulus Otto
- Cereus acutangulus Pfeiff.
- Cereus baxaniensis Karw.
- Cereus baxaniensis Karw. ex Pfeiff.
- Cereus baxaniensis pellucidus (Otto) Schelle
- Cereus baxaniensis ramosus Salm-Dyck
- Cereus baxaniensis ramosus Salm-Dyck ex Walp.
- Cereus dussii K.Schum.
- Cereus horribilis A.Berger
- Cereus nitidus Salm-Dyck
Acanthocereus tetragonus is a species of cactus that is native to Florida and the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The species is invasive in New Caledonia. Common names include night-blooming cereus, barbed-wire cactus, sword-pear, dildo cactus, triangle cactus, and Órgano-alado de pitaya (Spanish). The miniature cultivar is known as fairy castle cactus. It was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 as Cactus tetragonus but was moved to the genus Acanthocereus in 1938 by Pieter Wagenaar Hummelinck.
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Sources (10)
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy – Acanthocereus tetragonus · Scientific name · CC BY 4.0
- GBIF – synonyms · Synonyms · CC BY 4.0
- GBIF – distributions (Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS); The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP); Plantas de ocho Biodiverc) · Native distribution · CC BY 4.0
- Wikidata – Q149401 · CC0
- Wikidata – IUCN Red List status (P141) · Conservation status · CC0
- IUCN Red List · Conservation status
- Wikimedia Commons – Acanthocereus tetragonus (homeredwardprice) 001.jpg · CC BY 2.0
- Wikipedia (hu) – Acanthocereus tetragonus · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikipedia (de) – Acanthocereus tetragonus · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikipedia (en) – Acanthocereus tetragonus · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Acanthocereus tetragonus – what to know
Acanthocereus tetragonus – family: Cactaceae, genus: Acanthocereus. Native range: Caribbean, North America, Oceania, Aruba, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gu…. One Perfect Plants Club member grows it (2 photos). It is not known to be toxic to cats or dogs.
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Data sources: GBIF.org – Acanthocereus tetragonus (CC BY 4.0) · Wikidata – Q149401 (CC0) · Wikimedia Commons – Acanthocereus tetragonus (homeredwardprice) 001.jpg (CC BY 2.0) · Wikipedia – Acanthocereus tetragonus (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Care data is for guidance only.
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