Plumier, C., Boerhaave, H., Burman, J., Codex Boerhaaveanus (drawings) (1733)

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vol. 1

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t. 646

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Acanthocereus tetragonus (L.) Hummelinck

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binominal name:
Cactus tetragonus L.
name recognized:
Acanthocereus tetragonus (L.) Hummelinck
name recognized (basionym):
Cactus tetragonus L.

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cited non-linnean names:
Melocactus repens tetragonus flore albo fructu coccineo Boerh.
Melocactus tetragonus repens fructu coccineo Plum.

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origin:
C. Plumier, Mss., vol. 3 (Botanicon Americanum seu historia plantarum Americanis insulis nascentium): t. 13 (1689-1697) [C. Plumier]

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family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Cactoideae
tribe: Cacteae

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epithet: tetragonus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
University of Groningen Library, Special Collections, Groningen, The Netherlands

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=433378

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Cactus tetragonus L.; Cereus tetragonus (L.) Miller;
heterotypic synonyms:
Cactus pentagonus L.; Cactus pitajaya Jacq.; Cactus prismaticus Willd.; Cactus reptans Salm-Dyck ex DC.; Cereus dussii Schumann; Cereus nitidus Salm-Dyck; Cereus pentagonus (L.) Haw.; Cereus pitajaya DC.; Cereus princeps Pfeiff.; Cereus prismaticus (Willd.) Haw.; Cereus prismaticus (Willd.) Haw. ex Steudel; Cereus reptans Haw. ex Steudel; Cereus undulatus Pfeiff.; Cereus variabilis Engelm.; Cereus vasmerii Young;