Disocactus biformis

Disocactus biformis

Taxonavigation edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

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

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