Disocactus biformis

Disocactus biformis

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
Species: Disocactus biformis

Name

Disocactus biformis (Lindl.) Lindl., 1845

• • Neotype (designated by Kimnach, M.1): Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, 6 km N of Alotenango, gorge of Río Guacalate, 1300 m, 9 Mar 1957, C. K. Horich s.n. (UC; isoneotypes: HNT, MO)

Synonyms

• Cereus biformis Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 29: misc. 51. 1843 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
• Disisocactus biformis (Lindl.) Kunze in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 3: 533. 1845 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
• Phyllocactus biformis (Lindl.) Labour., Monogr. Cact.: 418. 1853 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
• Epiphyllum biformis (Lindl.) G.Don, Encycl. Pl. new ed., Suppl. 2: 1378. 1855 syn. sec. The Plant List v. 1.1 2013
• Epiphyllum biforme (Lindl.) G.Don, Encycl. Pl., ed. 3: 1378. 1855 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
  • Cereus biformis Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 114. 1837 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Disisocactus biformis Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 57. 1850, nom. inval., syn. sec. IPNI: 18 sept 2020

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala, Honduras References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J., 1845 . Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31: t. 9.

Additional references

• 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 biformis 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 biformis 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 biformis. Published online. Accessed: Dec 21 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Disocactus biformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Dec 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Disocactus biformis. 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

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