Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Selenicereus anthonyanus
reina de la noche, fishbone cactus, Rick rack cactus, Zig-zag cactus
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Selenicereus
Species
anthonyanus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Cryptocereus anthonyanus Alexander
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2002
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- CONABIO (2009) Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. Cap. nat. México 1.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Selenicereus anthonyanus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1844. Accessed 13 May 2025.