Peniocereus greggii

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q140336
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Peniocereus greggii

Summary

Peniocereus greggii is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (154 views/month, #1,593 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Peniocereus greggii's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Peniocereus greggii is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Peniocereus greggii's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Peniocereus greggii is classified within Peniocereus[6].
  • Peniocereus greggii's scientific name is Peniocereus greggii[7].
  • Peniocereus greggii's Commons category is recorded as Peniocereus greggii[8].
  • Peniocereus greggii's has basionym is recorded as Cereus greggii[9].
  • Peniocereus greggii's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Peniocereus greggii[10].
  • Peniocereus greggii's Commons gallery is recorded as Peniocereus greggii[11].
  • Peniocereus greggii's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=435412[12].
  • Peniocereus greggii's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. greggii'}[13].
  • Peniocereus greggii is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Queen of the Night'}[14].
  • Peniocereus greggii is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'nightblooming cereus'}[15].
  • Peniocereus greggii is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Reina de la Noche'}[16].
  • Peniocereus greggii is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Desert Night-blooming Cereus'}[17].
  • Peniocereus greggii is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大和魂'}[18].
  • Peniocereus greggii is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'knolwortelcactus'}[19].
  • Peniocereus greggii's flower color is recorded as white[20].
  • Peniocereus greggii's NatureServe conservation status is recorded as vulnerable[21].
  • Peniocereus greggii's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[22].

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Classification

Peniocereus greggii's scientific name is Peniocereus greggii[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Peniocereus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Queen of the Night'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'nightblooming cereus'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Reina de la Noche'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Desert Night-blooming Cereus'}[17], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大和魂'}[18], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'knolwortelcactus'}[19].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 166302[23], 242038[24], and 242037[25]. Peniocereus greggii's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 336131[26]. Peniocereus greggii's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 486587[27]. Peniocereus greggii's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3084050[28]. Peniocereus greggii's ITIS TSN is recorded as 504196[29].

Why It Matters

Peniocereus greggii ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (154 views/month, #1,593 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Das große Kakteen-Lexikon. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [27] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [28] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Cactussen. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] . wikidata.org.
  26. [21] . wikidata.org.
  27. [22] . Species+. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has basionym Cereus greggii
    Instance of taxon
    Parent taxon Peniocereus
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
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