Selenicereus monacanthus

Selenicereus monacanthus, synonym Hylocereus monacanthus, is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.^[2] It is native to parts of Central America and South America (Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela).^[2][1]

Selenicereus monacanthus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Selenicereus
Species:	S. monacanthus
Binomial name
Selenicereus monacanthus (Lem.) D.R.Hunt[2]
Synonyms[2]
Cereus lemairei Hook. Cereus monacanthus Lem. Cereus polyrhizus F.A.C.Weber Cereus scandens Salm-Dyck Cereus schomburgkii Otto ex K.Schum. Cereus trinitatensis Lem. & Herment Cereus venezuelensis (Britton & Rose) Werderm. Hylocereus estebanensis Backeb. Hylocereus lemairei (Hook.) Britton & Rose Hylocereus monacanthus (Lem.) Britton & Rose Hylocereus peruvianus Backeb. Hylocereus polyrhizus (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose Hylocereus scandens (Salm-Dyck) Backeb. Hylocereus schomburgkii (Otto ex K.Schum.) Backeb. Hylocereus trinitatensis (Lem. & Herment) A.Berger Hylocereus venezuelensis Britton & Rose Wilmattea venezuelensis Croizat