Plumier, C., Burmann, J., Plantarum americanarum (1755-1760)
Pl. Amer.

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(1755-1760)

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t. 199 f. 1

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recognized name:
7613 Acanthocereus tetragonus (L.) Hummelinck

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recognized name (basionym):
172069 Cactus tetragonus L.

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assigned name :
172069 Cactus tetragonus L.

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

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family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Cactoideae
tribe: Cacteae

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epithet: tetragonus,-a,-um

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

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=422774

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homotypic synonyms:
Cactus tetragonus L.; Cereus tetragonus (L.) Miller;
heterotypic synonyms:
Acanthocereus colombianus Britton & Rose; Acanthocereus floridanus Small ex Britton & Rose; Acanthocereus pentagonus (L.) Britton & Rose; Acanthocereus pitajaya (DC.) Dugand ex Croizat; Acanthocereus princeps (Pfeiff.) Backeb.; 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;