Group: Dicot Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Bayer, 2nd, B, 210

Authors:

Engelmann, Georg (George)

Published In: American Journal of Science and Arts, ser. 2 14(42): 336–337. 1852. (Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2)
Annotation: prev. in Not. Milit. Reconn., 158. 1848 as nom. provis. This one with out a beautiful Stanly illustration based on seeds sent to Englemann as well as Emory's figure and notes. A rough illustration is in Not. Milit. Reconn., https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99257#page/83/mode/1up Emory notes and figure in letter to Engelmann: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39761710#page/8/mode/1up

Type-Protologue

Locality: USA. (Arizona) Gila river between 32º-35ºN 108º-110ºW (this from letter from Emory)

Collector and Number: Emory s.n.; Le Conte s.n. (both seeds only)

Distribution: USA.; Mexico

Institution(s): MO, but apparently lost

Note: neo.-Benson, Cacti U.S. Canada 934. 1982, Benson 16630 (POM). Arizona

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
Concept: Andean Bryophytes Bolivia Checklist Catalogue of New World Grasses Ecuador Catalogue Flora Mesoamericana Madagascar Catalogue Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica Moss Flora of China Peru Checklist System    details

• class:  Equisetopsida C. Agardh
• subclass:  Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.
• superorder:  Caryophyllanae Takht.
• order:  !Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
• family:  !!Cactaceae Juss.
• genus:  Cereus Mill.

Conservation Status:

• CITES Appendix II - Trade controlled to avoid use incompatible with species survival - Global
  • Reference UNEP WCMC. 2003. Checkl. CITES Sp. 1–339. UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge.
  • Conservation System UNEP WCMC. 2003. Checkl. CITES Sp. 1–339. UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge.

Other names for this basionym:

Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Keywords: BCA, FNA