Native records: 6 botanical areas
Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, 3 more areas
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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.
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An epiphyte of seasonally dry tropical climates. Native to Mexico, United States.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.
Distribution areas
Mexico
- Mexico CentralNative
- Mexico GulfNative
- Mexico NortheastNative
- Mexico SoutheastNative
- Mexico SouthwestNative
United States of America
- TexasNative
Climate of the native range
The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.
- Aw Tropical, savannah
- Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
- Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
- Am Tropical, monsoon
- BSh Arid, steppe, hot
- BSk Arid, steppe, cold
- BWh Arid, desert, hot
- Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
The same climate occurs in 182 areas worldwide, 176 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map
A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).
Other names
Nightblooming Cereus、Pitayita-nocturna Espinosa、Vinelike Moonlight Cactus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Selenicereus
Other species in Selenicereus
- Selenicereus nelsonii
- Selenicereus ocamponis
- Selenicereus plumieri
- Selenicereus pteranthusPrincess of the Night
- Selenicereus purpusii
- Selenicereus setaceus
- Selenicereus stenopterus
- Selenicereus tonduziiballerina-flower
- Selenicereus triangularis
- Selenicereus tricae
- Selenicereus undatusDragon fruit
- Selenicereus vagans
Sources
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Mexico · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
United States of America · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open source
Image information
Photograph of Selenicereus spinulosus
Toni Gürke · Public domain · File page