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Selenicereus inermis (Selenicereus inermis)

Description

Selenicereus inermis is a species in the genus Selenicereus of the cactus family(Cactaceae).Selenicereus inermis grows creeping or outstretched lithophytic with shiny light green shoots of 1 to 2.5 centimeters in diameter. Their 3 to 5 sharp-edged ribs are straight or slightly wavy. The areoles are located on tuberculous elevations and are up to 6 inches apart. Thorns are missing.The white flowers are up to 15 inches long. Their pericarp cell and flower tube are rarely covered with thorns or hair. The fruits are not described.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Cactaceae

              • Genus: Selenicereus