Selenicereus stenopterus

Selenicereus stenopterus (F.A.C.Weber) D.R.Hunt (2017)

🌵 Author(s)	David Hunt
🌵 Basionym	Cereus stenopterus (1902)
🌵 Basionym author(s)	Albert Weber

Etymology

Greek stenos ‘narrow’ + Greek pteron ‘wing’. For the shape of the ribs. Weber stated the species is “[c]haracterized by its 3 ribs or wings, very thin, compressed” (“Caractérisé par ses 3 côtes ou ailes, très minces, comprimées”).