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This e-book treats many species of the genus Selenicereus. It offers a little information about the botanists who named the species, and highlights salient features of the each species.
Include are Selenicereus grandiflorus, Selenicereus pteranthus, Selenicereus atropilosus, Selenicereus anthonyanus, etc.
Include are Selenicereus grandiflorus, Selenicereus pteranthus, Selenicereus atropilosus, Selenicereus anthonyanus, etc.
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Selenicereus - Daniel Zimmermann
Selenicereus
Selenicereus
By Daniel Zimmermann
The Genus Selenicereus
Etymology
Selenicereus comes from Greek and Latin roots. The ancient Greek word selēnē means moon
or month.
With a capital letter, Selene is a moon goddess.
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Kērós is a Greek noun meaning wax.
The Latin adjective cereus has the same basic root as this Greek noun. It means waxen,
wax-colored,
or supple.
As a noun, it means candle.
Since certain cacti resemble candles, botanists place them in the genus Cereus.
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Putting these two elements together, the genus Selenicereus consists of plants that are more or less similar to the genus Cereus and that are somehow connected with the moon. The connection is the time when their flowers bloom. They bloom at night, and soon
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