Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. (1909), The genus Cereus and its allies in North America. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 12: 429 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Cereus subsect. Selenicereus A.Berger legitimate

Barthlott, W. & Hunt, D.R. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1993), Cactaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2: 179 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M., Cowley, K. & Hohnen, P. (1997), CSIRO Handbook of Australian Weeds: 164 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cereus subsect. Selenicereus A.Berger legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld (naturalised)

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 787 [secondary reference]

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