Characteristics
Dicots
Acanthocereus tetragonus (L.) Hummelinck
TRIANGLE CACTUS; DILDOE CACTUS; BARBED-WIRE CACTUS
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Native
Threatened-State
FAC (NWPL)
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Classification
CARYOPHYLLALES
Acanthocereus tetragonus (L.) Hummelinck - TRIANGLE CACTUS; DILDOE CACTUS; BARBED-WIRE CACTUS
Citation
ACANTHOCEREUS TETRAGONUS (Linnaeus) Hummelinck, Succulenta (Netherlands) 20: 165. 1938.
Cactus tetragonus Linnaeus 1753.
CURACAO: Without data, Hummelinck 196 (neotype: U). Neotypified by Hummelinck, Succulenta (Netherlands) 20: 165. 1938.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Collier
USF
Lee
USF
Martin
Lit
Miami-Dade
FLAS
Monroe Keys
USF
Monroe Mainland
USF
Palm Beach
FLAS
St. Lucie
FLAS
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Acanthocereus floridanus
Acanthocereus floridanus Small ex Britton & Rose, Cact. 4: 276. 1923.
TYPE: FLORIDA: Monroe Co.: Key Largo, Dec 1917, Small s.n. (lectotype: NY). Lectotypified by L. D. Benson, Cacti U.S. Canada 935. 1982.
Acanthocereus pentagonus
Acanthocereus pentagonus (Linnaeus) Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 432. 1909.
BASIONYM: Cactus pentagonus Linnaeus 1753.
Cactus pentagonus
Cactus pentagonus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 467. 1753.
Cactus prismaticus
Cactus prismaticus Willdenow, Enum. Pl., Suppl. 32. 1814.
Cactus tetragonus
Cactus tetragonus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 466. 1753.
TYPE: CURACAO: Without data, Hummelinck 196 (neotype: U). Neotypified by Hummelinck, Succulenta (Netherlands) 20: 165. 1938.
Cereus acutangulus
Cereus acutangulus Otto, in Pfeiffer, Enum. Diagn. Cact. 107. 1837.
TYPE: MEXICO:
Cereus dussii
Cereus dussii K. Schumann, Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 89. 1897.
TYPE: GUADELOUPE:
Cereus nitidus
Cereus nitidus Salm-Reifferscheid-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck. 1849: 211. 1850.
TYPE: VENEZUELA:
Cereus pentagonus
Cereus pentagonus (Linnaeus) Haworth, Syn. Pl. Succ. 180. 1812.
BASIONYM: Cactus pentagonus Linnaeus 1753.
Cereus prismaticus
Cereus prismaticus (Willdenow) Haworth, Suppl. Pl. Succ. 77. 1819.
BASIONYM: Cactus prismaticus Willdenow 1814.
Specimens and Distribution
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Counties listed: Collier, Lee, Monr
Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1965 - 2012
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