Epiphyllum phyllanthus

Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. phyllanthus

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

Varietas: E. p. var. plattsii

Name

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

Synonyms

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  • 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

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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

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Vernacular names

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