Acanthocereus tetragonus (L.) Hummelinck

binominal name:
Cactus tetragonus L.
name recognized:
Acanthocereus tetragonus (L.) Hummelinck
name recognized (basionym):
Cactus tetragonus L.

cited non-linnean names:
Cactus repens subquinque angularis L.
Melocactus repens tetragonus et pentagonus flore albo fructu rubro et coccineo Plum.

family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Cactoideae
tribe: Cacteae

epithet: tetragonus,-a,-um

Illustration contributed by:
Bibliothèque de l’Université de Strasbourg, France

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Cactus tetragonus L.; Cereus tetragonus (L.) Miller;
heterotypic synonyms:
Cactus pentagonus L.; Cactus pitajaya Jacq.; Cactus prismaticus Willd.; Cactus reptans Salm-Dyck ex DC.; Cereus dussii Schumann; Cereus nitidus Salm-Dyck; Cereus pentagonus (L.) Haw.; Cereus pitajaya DC.; Cereus princeps Pfeiff.; Cereus prismaticus (Willd.) Haw.; Cereus prismaticus (Willd.) Haw. ex Steudel; Cereus reptans Haw. ex Steudel; Cereus undulatus Pfeiff.; Cereus variabilis Engelm.; Cereus vasmerii Young;