Selenicereus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q132870
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Selenicereus

Summary

Selenicereus is a taxon[1]. Selenicereus has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Selenicereus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Selenicereus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Selene is named after Selenicereus[5].
  • Selenicereus belongs to the parent taxon Hylocereeae[6].
  • Selenicereus is classified within Hylocereinae[7].
  • Selenicereus's scientific name is Selenicereus[8].
  • Selenicereus's Commons category is recorded as Selenicereus[9].
  • The taxonomic type of Selenicereus is Cactus grandiflorus[10].
  • Selenicereus's has basionym is recorded as Cereus subsect. Selenicereus[11].
  • Selenicereus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Selenicereus[12].
  • Selenicereus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11043[13].
  • Selenicereus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'moonlight cactus'}[14].
  • Selenicereus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Moonlight Cacti'}[15].
  • Selenicereus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Yökaktukset'}[16].
  • Selenicereus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cierge de Sélène'}[17].
  • Selenicereus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Nattkaktussläktet'}[18].
  • Selenicereus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蛇鞭柱属'}[19].
  • Selenicereus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大轮柱属'}[20].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Selenicereus is Selenicereus[8]. Selenicereus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Hylocereeae[6] and Hylocereinae[7]. The taxonomic type of Selenicereus is Cactus grandiflorus[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'moonlight cactus'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Moonlight Cacti'}[15], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Yökaktukset'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cierge de Sélène'}[17], {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Nattkaktussläktet'}[18], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蛇鞭柱属'}[19].

Discovery and Description

Selene is named after Selenicereus[5].

Identifiers

Selenicereus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 156122[21]. Selenicereus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 83431[22]. Selenicereus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 60790[23]. Selenicereus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3084461[24]. Selenicereus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 500551[25].

Why It Matters

Selenicereus has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Selenicereus is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Directory of eponymous plant names - extended edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée.. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Das große Kakteen-Lexikon. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . A farewell to dated ideas and concepts: molecular phylogenetics and a revised suprageneric classification of the family Cactaceae. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Das große Kakteen-Lexikon. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [25] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [23] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Families and genera of Chinese angiosperms: a synoptic classification based on APG III. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has basionym Cereus subsect. Selenicereus
    Named after
    Named after Selene
    Taxon rank genus
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