Pursuant to section 26 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, the Environmental Risk Management Authority hereby determines that the following are not new organisms:
Genus Species Botanical Authority Year Synonym of
Hylocereus trigonus (Haw.) Saff. 1909
Cereus plumieri Roland-Gosselin 1907 Hylocereus trigonus
Cereus napoleonis Graham 1836 Hylocereus trigonus
Hylocereus napoleonis (Graham) Britton & Rose 1909 Cereus napoleonis
Hylocereus plumieri Roland-Gosselin 1991 Cereus plumieri
Hylocereus antiguensis Britton & Rose 1920 Hylocereus trigonus
Mediocactus pomifer (Weingart) Backeberg 1959 Hylocereus trigonus
Dated at Wellington this 24th day of February 2005.
DR MAX SUCKLING, Chair, Decision-making Committee of the Authority.