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 Philippine Bryophytes 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

Pilocereus giganteus (Engelm.) Lem. ex Rümpler

Projects: VPA

Keywords: BCA, FNA