Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. (1909), The genus Cereus and its allies in North America. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 12: 428 [comb. nov.]

• Type: Hylocereus triangularis (L.) Britton & Rose

basionym: Cereus subg. Hylocereus A.Berger legitimate

Clifford, H.T. & Ludlow, G. (1978), Keys to the Families and Genera of Queensland Flowering Plants (Magnoliophyta) Edn. 2: 74 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 94 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Cactaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 142-144 [secondary reference]

Telford, I.R.H. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Cactaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 76 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Cactaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 205 [secondary reference]

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

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Cactaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 205 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Cereus subg. Hylocereus A.Berger legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 422 [secondary reference]

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