PRINCESS OF THE NIGH
Selenicereus pteranthus (Link ex A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose
Selenicereus pteranthus merupakan tumbuhan epifit dari famili Cactaceae (suku kaktus-kaktusan). Tumbuhan ini berasal dari bioma beriklim tropis kering. Dalam bahasa Inggris tumbuhan ini dikenal dengan sebutan princess of the night. Nama ilmiah Selenicereus pteranthus pertama kali dipublikasikan oleh botanis Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link pada tahun 1909.
Klasifikasi
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivisi: Spermatophyta
Divisi: Magnoliophyta
Kelas: Magnoliopsida
Subkelas: Caryophyllidae
Ordo: Caryophyllales
Famili: Cactaceae
Spesies: Selenicereus pteranthus (Link ex A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose
Sinonim
Cereus boeckmannii Otto ex Salm-Dyck
Cereus brevispinus (Britton & Rose) A.Berger
Cereus grandiflorus var. ophites K.Schum.
Cereus grusonianus Weing.
Cereus irradians Lem.
Cereus kewensis Worsley
Cereus kunthianus Salm-Dyck
Cereus macdonaldiae Hook.
Cereus pteranthus Link ex A.Dietr.
Cereus rothii Weing.
Cereus vaupelii Weing.
Selenicereus boeckmannii (Otto ex Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose
Selenicereus brevispinus Britton & Rose
Selenicereus grandiflorus var. irradians (Lem.) Borg
Selenicereus grandiflorus var. ophites (K.Schum.) Borg
Selenicereus grusonianus (Weing.) A.Berger
Selenicereus kunthianus (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose
Selenicereus macdonaldiae var. grusonianus (Weing.) Backeb.
Selenicereus macdonaldiae (Hook.) Britton & Rose
Selenicereus pteranthus f. kewensis (Worsley) M.H.J.van der Meer
Selenicereus pteranthus f. macdonaldiae (Hook.) Ralf Bauer
Selenicereus rothii (Weing.) A.Berger
Selenicereus vaupelii (Weing.) A.Berger
Nama Umum
Inggris:
princess of the night
Penampakan
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Referensi
POWO (2024). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; https://powo.science.kew.org/."
IPNI (2024). "International Plant Names Index. Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries, and Australian National Herbarium"
USDA - NRCS (2024). "United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service", Plant Profile.
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