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(Engelmann) Britton & Rose

Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 428. 1909.

Common names: Desert night-blooming cereus Arizona queen-of-the-night
Illustrated
Basionym: Cereus greggii Engelmann in F. A. Wislizenus, Mem. Tour N. Mexico, 102. 1848
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 156. Mentioned on page 157.
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Shrubs, erect to sprawling, usually inconspicuous. Roots turnip-shaped, usually 15–30 × 5–12 cm (much larger ones known). Stems gray-green to gray, simple or with 2–5 branches, 40–120(–300) cm, distally 8–20 mm diam., at midlength ca. 10 mm diam., often narrowed toward base; wood hollow, solid-surfaced cylinders, 4–7 mm diam.; ribs 4–6, prominent; areoles (3.5–)12(–15) mm apart along ribs, circular to elliptic, 2–5 × 2 mm. Spines (9–)11–15(–17) per areole, usually in 3 vertical rows; abaxial 3–5 spines appressed, yellowish white throughout or only at tips, to 3 mm, puberulent when young; adaxial spines black, subulate, to 1 mm. Flowers: nocturnal (remaining open next day), 15–25 cm; scales of flower tubes green, tipped red or brown; outer tepals greenish white with brown to reddish midstripes; inner tepals white or lightly tinged cream or pink (or rarely all rose-pink), lanceolate-attenuate, apiculate, 4–7 cm, attenuate to mucronate; stamens 2.5 cm; anthers cream-yellow, 2 mm; style white, 10–14 cm; stigma lobes 9–11, white. Fruits bright red, darkening in age, ellipsoid, 60–90 × 40–50 mm. Seeds 3–4 × 2–2.5 mm. 2n = 22.

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex., Tex., w Mexico.

Discussion

Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Key

1 Areoles elliptic, 4-5 × 2 mm; adaxial spines tending to be directed toward tip of plant; abaxial spines directed toward base of plant; flowers 15-17 × 5-6 cm Peniocereus greggii var. greggii
1 Areoles nearly circular, 2 × 2 mm; spines radially spreading; flowers 22-25 × 7-8 cm Peniocereus greggii var. transmontanus
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Donald J. Pinkava +
(Engelmann) Britton & Rose +
Cereus greggii +
Desert night-blooming cereus +  and Arizona queen-of-the-night +
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +  and w Mexico. +
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. +
Illustrated +
Cullmannia +, Neoevansia +  and Nyctocereus +
Peniocereus greggii +
Peniocereus +
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