Cereus longiflorus Alexander
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Filed As
Cactaceae
Cereus longiflorus Alexander ( holotype ) -
Collector(s)
A. C. Smith 3387, 31 Mar 1938-16 Apr 1938
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Location
Guyana. Northwestern slopes of Kanuku Mountains in drainage of Moku-moku Creek (Takutu tributary).
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Habitat
On rock ledges; dense forest.
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Description
Terrestrial, 2 m. high; calyx lobes pink-tinged; petals and filaments white; fruit pink, to 9 by 6 cm.; seeds black. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 120660
Occurrence ID: 586e0a11-f313-4edf-8687-4d8e100135c2
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Caryophyllales
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Family
Cactaceae
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All Determinations
Cereus longiflorus Alexander det E. K. Schofield, 1976
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Type Details
holotype of Cereus longiflorus Alexander, verif. E. K. Schofield, 1976
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Region
South America
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Country
Guyana
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Locality
Northwestern slopes of Kanuku Mountains in drainage of Moku-moku Creek (Takutu tributary)
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Elevation
Alt. 150 - 400 m. (492 - 1312 ft.)
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Distribution
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Cereus longiflorus Alexander