Cactaceae

Acanthocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose (Not native)

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 19 October 2020

Cultivated, not naturalized

  1. Acanthocereus tetragonus (L.) Hummelinck, Succulenta (Netherlands) 20 (1938) 165; ≡ Cactus tetragonus L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 466. = Acanthocereus pentagonus (L.) Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12 (1909) 432; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 129; ≡ Cactus pentagonus L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 467. Distribution: Neotropics. LUZON: Laguna. Notes: Occasional in hedges where planted. Cultivated, not naturalized.

Cereus Mill. (Not native)

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 22 October 2017
  1. Cereus hexagonus (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., 8th Ed. (1768) n.1; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 129; ≡ Cactus hexagonus L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 466. = Cereus lepidotus Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., 1849 Ed. (1850) 207; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 339. Distribution: America. LUZON: Rizal. Notes: Occasionally planted for ornamental purposes, and in a few localities in regions subject to a long dry season, persistent in thickets, etc. Naturalized.

Epiphyllum Haw. (Not native)

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 16 January 2021
  1. Epiphyllum oxypetalum (DC.) Haw., Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 6 (1829) 109; ≡ Cactus oxypetalus Moc. & Sessé ex DC., Prodr. (A. P. de Candolle) 3 (1828) 470. Distribution: C America. TAWI-TAWI. Notes: Possibly naturalized in forest in Tawi-Tawi (Kady Tahil, pers. comm., 22-Aug-2020). Naturalized.

Leuenbergeria Lodé (Not native)

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser & Jayson Mansibang, 28 June 2022

Cultivated, not naturalized

  1. Leuenbergeria bleo (Kunth) Lodé, Cact.-Avent. Int. 97 (2012) 26; ≡ Pereskia bleo (Kunth) DC., Prodr. (A. P. de Candolle) 3 (1828) 475; ≡ Cactus bleo Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (H.B.K.), quarto Ed. 6 (1823) 69. Distribution: C & S America. Cultivated, not naturalized.

Opuntia Mill. (Not native)

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 22 July 2024
  1. Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., 8th Ed. (1768) n.6; ≡ Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., 1849 Ed. (1850) 64; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 340; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 129; ≡ Cactus cochenillifer L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 468. Distribution: America. LUZON: Ilocos Norte (photos), Rizal. Notes: Planted here and there for ornamental purposes, in some regions subject to a long dry season. Naturalized. The cochineal cactus - dried bodies of mealy bugs yields carmine, a scarlet dye. Naturalized.
  2. Opuntia monacanthos (Willd.) Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ. (1819) 81; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 130; ≡ Cactus monacanthos Willd., Enum. Pl. Suppl. (Willdenow) (1814) 33. Distribution: America. SIBUTU. Notes: Now more or less distributed in the Old World tropics. Sandy soil near the beach. Invasive species (CABI 2017). Naturalized.

Pereskia Mill. (Not native)

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser & Jayson Mansibang, 28 June 2022

Cultivated, not naturalized

  1. Pereskia aculeata Mill., Gard. Dict., 8th Ed. (1768) s.n. Distribution: S America. MINDORO. Notes: At risk of becoming invasive (CABI 2020). Cultivated, not naturalized.

Selenicereus Britton & Rose (Not native)

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 2 September 2022

Cultivated, not naturalized

  1. Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt, Cactaceae Syst. Init. 36 (2017) 35; ≡ Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britton & Rose, Fl. Bermuda (1918) 256; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 129; ≡ Cereus undatus Haw., Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 9 (1830) 110. ≠ Cereus triangularis auct. non Haw. nec Mill.; Fern.-Vill., Novis. App. (1880) 99; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 339. Distribution: America. Notes: Cultivated very extensively in some provinces for its fruit and ornamental purposes. Not spontaneous. Dragon fruit, pitaya. Cultivated, not naturalized.

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