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Taxon:  Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britton & Rose



Summary
Genus:
Selenicereus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Hylocereeae
Nomen number:
33593
Place of publication:
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12:430. 1909
Verified:
03/02/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cactus grandiflorus L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cereus grandiflorus (L.) Mill.

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Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
  2. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  3. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  4. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
  5. Benson, L. 1982. The cacti of the United States and Canada Note: = Cereus grandiflorus (L.) Mill.
  6. Bravo-Hollis, H. & H. Sánchez-Mejorada. 1978. Las Cactáceas de México, vol. 1 - 1978, vols. 2,3 - 1991 462.
  7. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  8. Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago. Note: = Cereus grandiflorus (L.) Mill.
  9. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  10. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  11. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  12. Fournet, J. 1978. Flore illustrée des phanerogames de Guadeloupe et de Martinique
  13. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  14. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  15. León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
  16. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  17. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
  18. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 2000. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis, ed. 2.
  19. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  20. Moscoso, R. M. 1943. Catalogus florae domingensis.
  21. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  22. St. John, H. 1973. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands
  23. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  24. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  25. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
night-blooming cereus –
queen-of-the-night –
German
Königin der Nacht –
Spanish
cardón –
reina de la noche –
Swedish
nattens drottning –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico e.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCayman Islands  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanNetherlands Antilles  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesVirgin Islands, U.S. 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanVirgin Islands (British)  
6Other    exact native range obscure
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico (e.)
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Nicaragua
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Netherlands Antilles, Bahamas, Barbados, Guadeloupe, Martinique, United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.], Virgin Islands (British)
Other (exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=33593. Accessed 26 April 2025.