Disocactus speciosus

Disocactus speciosus
Disocactus speciosus

Taxonavigation

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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
Subgenus: D. subg. Ackermannia
Species: Disocactus speciosus
Subspecies: D. s. subsp. bierianus – D. s. subsp. blomianus – D. s. subsp. cinnabarinus – D. s. subsp. heterodoxus – D. s. subsp. speciosus

Name

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Disocactus speciosus (Cav.) Barthlott, Bradleya 9: 87. 1991.

    • Neotype (designated by Bauer, R. 20031): Mexico, Distrito Federal, native on the pedregal of the botanical garden of the University of Mexico, 6 Aug 1962, M. Kimnach 383 (HNT)

Synonyms

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    • Cactus speciosus Cav. in Anales Ci. Univ. Madrid 6: 339. 1803 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
    • Cereus speciosus Cav. in Anales Ci. Univ. Madrid 6: 339. 1803 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
    • Epiphyllum speciosum (Cav.) Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 84. 1819 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
    • Cereus speciosus (Cav.) Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 172. 1826 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Cereus speciosus (Cav.) K.Schum. ex Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(6a): 179. 1894 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
    • Heliocereus speciosus (Cav.) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 434. 1909 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
  • Cereus bifrons Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 76. 1819 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1920
  • Cereus jenkinsonii Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 237. 1830 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Cereus setiger Haw. in Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 9: 109. 1830 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1920
  • Cereus hybridus Otto in Allg. Gartenzeitung 1: 72. 1833 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Cereus coccineus Engelm., Pl. Fendler.: 51. 1849 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Cereus lateritius Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 53. 1850 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1920
  • Cereus speciosus var. coccineus K.Schum., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 154. 1897 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Central America
      • El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
    • Introduced into:
      • Canary Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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English: sun cereus
español: nopalillo, pitajaya de cerro, santa marta
svenska: solkaktus
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