Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Name:
Cereus insularis Hemsl. in Rep. Voyage of HMS Challenger,
Bot. 1(2): 16. 1884
Alt. Name:
Basionym:
Synonyms:
Monvillea insularis (Hemsl.) Britton & Rose,
Cactaceae 2: 23, f. 21. (1920)
?Cereus ridleii Dard. de A.,Lima, ex Backeb.,
Type:
Type Locality:
Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte: Isla Fernando de Noronha (St. Michael´s Mount)
Distribution:
Brazil, Isla Fernando de Noronha
Altitude:
1+
Collection No:
Braun s.n., Ridley et al 23 (K) [? BM not found in 2/2022],
Flowering:
Extra Info:
From June to September 1887 H.N.Ridley explored the island of Fernando de Noronha and discovered a cactus apparently different from Cereus insularis. Dardana de A.Lima named it Cereus ridleii and it was described as such in Backberg, Die
Cactaceae 4: 2352. (1960).
But by all what we know there exist only one cactus on this island, Cereus insularis.
Cf. Br. & R l.c.: It is the most eastern natural distribution of all cactus species in America.
Compiler:
Lange, Michael / de / 2022.02.10
