Acanthocereus tetragonus

Acanthocereus tetragonus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Acanthocereus
Species:
A. tetragonus
Binomial name
Acanthocereus tetragonus
Synonyms

Acanthocereus pentagonus (L.) Britton & Rose
Acanthocereus pitajaya Croizat
Cactus pentagonus L.
Cactus tetragonus L.[2]
Cereus pentagonus (L.) Haw.[3]

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.[4] Common names include night-blooming cereus,[5] barbed-wire cactus,[2] sword-pear,[2] dildo cactus,[6] triangle cactus,[2] and Órgano-alado de pitaya (Spanish).[3] 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.[2]

  1. ^ Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; Durán, R.; Tapia, J.L. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Acanthocereus tetragonus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T152925A119232727. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152925A119232727.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Acanthocereus tetragonus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  3. ^ a b "Acanthocereus tetragonus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  4. ^ Hequet, Vanessa (2009). LES ESPÈCES EXOTIQUES ENVAHISSANTES DE NOUVELLE-CALÉDONIE (PDF) (in French). p. 17.
  5. ^ King, Ken; Christina Mild (October 2009). "Barbwire Cactus" (PDF). The Sabal. 26 (7): 4–5.
  6. ^ "Dildo Key". Key Names Gazetteer. Florida International University Digital Collections Center. Retrieved October 6, 2010.