ID illustration:	71738	ID basionym cited:	226658
ID publication:	244	ID species cited:	226658
ID volume:	0	ID basionym recognized:	172069
ID genus cited:	1691	ID species recognized:	7613
ID genus recognized:	1683

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Engelmann, G., Plates to the Cactaceae of the Mexican boundary (1857-1859)
_Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound.

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t. 60

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name recognized:
7613 Acanthocereus tetragonus (L.) Hummelinck

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name recognized (basionym):
172069 Cactus tetragonus L.

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name cited:
226658 Cereus variabilis Engelm.

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drawing:
P. Roetter

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family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Cactoideae
tribe: Cereeae

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epithet cited:
variabilis,-is,-e

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epithet recognized:
tetragonus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:

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link to this page:
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=71738

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full size (if available)

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Cactus tetragonus L.; Cereus tetragonus (L.) Miller;
heterotypic synonyms:
Acanthocereus colombianus Britton & Rose; Acanthocereus floridanus Small ex Britton & Rose; Acanthocereus pentagonus (L.) Britton & Rose; Acanthocereus pitajaya (DC.) Dugand ex Croizat; Acanthocereus princeps (Pfeiff.) Backeb.; 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;