Disocactus

Disocactus flagelliformis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Hylocereeae
Genus: Disocactus
Subgenera: D. subg. Ackermannia – D. subg. Disocactus
Species: D. ackermannii – D. anguliger – D. aurantiacus – D. biformis – D. crenatus – D. eichlamii – D. kimnachii – D. lepidocarpus – D. lodei – D. macdougallii – D. macranthus – D. nelsonii – D. phyllanthoides – D. quezaltecus – D. salvadorensis – D. speciosus
Nothospecies: D. × amaranthinus – D. × charltonii – D. × coopermannii – D. × hansii – D. × mallisonii – D. × moennighoffii – D. × splendens – D. × violaceus

Name

Disocactus Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31: t. 9. 1845.

• Type species: Disocactus biformis (Lindl.) Lindl.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Disisocactus Kunze, orth. var.
  • Disocereus Fric & Kreuz. in Kreuz., Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Revision Syst. Kakteen 15. 1935, nom. illeg.

• Heterotypic
  • × Aporodisocactus Knebel, Phyllokakteen 38. 1947.
    • Formula hybridae: Aporocactus Lem. × Disocactus Lindl.
  • × Aporoheliocereus Airy Shaw in Willis, Dict. Fl. Pl., ed. 7, 80. 1966
    • Formula hybridae: Aporocactus Lem. × Heliocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
  • × Aporoheliocereus Knebel ex Hunt
  • Bonifazia Standl. & Steyerm., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 66. 1944.
    • Type species: Bonifazia quezalteca Standl. & Steyerm.
  • Cereus [infragen.unranked] Erectiores Haw, Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 7: 110. 1830.
    • Type species: Cereus setifer Haw.
  • Cereus [infragen.unranked] Radicantes Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck. 1841: 31. 1841.
    • Cereus sect. Radicantes (Salm-Dyck) Walp., Rep. Bot. Syst. 2: 278. 1843, p.p.
      • Type species: non design.
  • Cereus [infragen.unranked] Speciosi Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck. 338. 1834.
    • Type species: Cereus speciosus (Cav.) Sweet
  • Chiapasia Britton & Rose, Cact. 4: 203. 1923.
    • Type species: Chiapasia nelsonii (Britton & Rose) Britton & Rose
  • Nopalxochia Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 4: 204. 1923.
    • Type: Nopalxochia phyllanthoides (DC.) Britton & Rose
  • × Chiapora H.Johnson, Succulent Parade 1958: 15. 1958, nom. inval.
    • × Chiapora H.Johnson ex G.D.Rowley, Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 37: 48. 1982, nom. inval.
      • Type species: non design.
  • × Disapora H.Johnson, Succulent Parade 1958: 15. 1958, nom. inval.
    • Formula hybridae: Aporocactus Lem. × Disocactus Lindl.
  • × Disheliocereus H.Johnson ex G.D.Rowley, Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 37: 48. 1982, nom. inval.
    • Formula hybridae: Disocactus Lindl. × Heliocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
  • Epiphyllum [infragen.unranked] Diurna Haw., Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem., N.S., 6(32): 109. 1829.
    • Epiphyllum sect. Diurna G.Don, Gen. Hist. 3: 170. 1834, p.p. [1].
      • Type species: non design.
  • Heliocereus Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 433. 1909.
    • Type species: Heliocereus speciosus (Cav.) Britton & Rose
  • Lobeira Alexander, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 16: 177. 1944.
    • Type species: Lobeira macdougallii Alexander
  • Pseudonopalxochia Backeb., Handb. Kakteenk. 1: 69. 1958; Cactaceae 1: 69. 1958.
    • Type species: Pseudonopalxochia conzattiana (T.MacDoug.) Backeb.
  • Trochilocactus Linding., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 61, Abt. A: 383. 1942, nom. inval.
    • Type species: Trochilocactus eichlamii (Weing.) Linding.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Canary Is., Society Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1845. Edwards's Botanical Register 31 : t. 9

Additional references

• Cruz, M.Á., Arias, S. & Terrazas, T. 2016. Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Disocactus (Cactaceae), based on the DNA sequences of six chloroplast markers. Willdenowia 46: 145–164. DOI: 10.3372/wi.46.46112 Reference page. 
• Doweld, A.B. 2005. Adjustments in the nomenclature of the genera Acanthocereus, Heliocereus and Nyctocereus (Cactaceae). Sukkulenty 8(1–2): 13–15. Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Disocactus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 21. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Disocactus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Disocactus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 21 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Disocactus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Dec 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Disocactus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 21. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

lietuvių: Skridinaitis
português: Heliocereus
svenska: Solkaktussläktet
中文: 令箭荷花属

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