Cereus hildmannianus (Queen of the night)

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Cereus hildmannianus K. Schum.

Queen of the night, Peruvian apple

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Caryophyllidae	Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts
Order	Caryophyllales	Includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants
Family	Cactaceae	Succulent (water-storing) plants, often spiny
Genus	Cereus	From Latin cereus for “waxy”
Species	hildmannianus	For German plantsman Heinrich Hildmann, a cactus specialist

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Cereus peruvianus auct. non (L.) Mill.

Cereus uruguayanus auct. non Kiesling

Piptanthocereus peruvianus auct. non (L.) Riccob.

Stenocereus peruvianus auct. non Kiesling， nom. illeg.

Cereus hildmannianus description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 29 Jul 2023.

4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland · ≈ 1 × 1½′ (34 × 52 cm)

4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland · ≈ 14 × 9″ (35 × 23 cm)

4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland

4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland · ≈ 12 × 17″ (29 × 44 cm)

4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland

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