Epiphyllum phyllanthus

Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. phyllanthus

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: Epiphyllum
Species: Epiphyllum phyllanthus
Subspecies: E. p. subsp. phyllanthus – E. p. subsp. rubrocoronatum

Varietas: E. p. var. plattsii

Name

Epiphyllum phyllanthus (L.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ. 197. 1812.

Synonyms

• Cactus phyllanthus L., Sp. Pl.: 469. 1753 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
• Opuntia phyllanthus (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8: Opuntia No. 9. 1768 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
• Cereus phyllanthus (L.) DC., Prodr. 3: 469. 1828 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
• Phyllocactus phyllanthus (L.) Link, Handbuch 2: 11. 1831 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
• Rhipsalis phyllanthus (L.) K.Schum., Fl. Bras. 4(2): 298. 1890 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
• Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. phyllanthus syn. sec. ???
  • Phyllocactus speciosus Kostel., Index Seminum (PRC, Pragensis) 1844: 104. 1844, nom. illeg., syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Caribbean Cayman Is. Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Assam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Haworth, A.H. 1812. Synopsis plantarum succulentarum: cum descriptionibus, synonymis, locis, observationibus anglicanis, culturaque. 334 pp. London: R. Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 197.

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. Epiphyllum phyllanthus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 22. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Epiphyllum phyllanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Epiphyllum phyllanthus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 22 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Epiphyllum phyllanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Dec 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Epiphyllum phyllanthus. 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 22. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Epiphyllum phyllanthus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: climbing cactus, Climbing Cactus
中文: 廣佈曇花

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