Selenicereus minutiflorus

Botanical Description

Selenicereus minutiflorus is a spiny, evergreen cactus with very slender, long stems. Often growing as an epiphyte, it is usually climbing in habit though it is sometimes pendent. The three-angled stems are around 15 - 35mm wide[ 1985 Title Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium Vol. 16 Publication Author Publisher Government Printing Office; Washingtom Year 1912-1916 ISBN Description A botanical journal with various articles on plant systematics. , 1987 Title The Cactus Family Publication Author Anderson E.F. Publisher Timber Press; Portland, Oregon Year 2001 ISBN 0-88192-498-9 Description An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation.. , 1996 Title Las Cactáceae de Guatemala Publication Author Véliz M.E. Publisher Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala Year 2008 ISBN 99922-2-551-3 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Selenicereus minutiflorus has a relatively narrow extent of occurrence and several subpopulations have disappeared. It is threatened mainly by the conversion of its habitat to agricultural use, mainly by subsistence farmers. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].