Disocactus phyllanthoides

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Disocactus phyllanthoides

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 phyllanthoides

Name edit

Disocactus phyllanthoides (DC.) Barthlott, Bradleya 9: 88, (1991)

  • Lectotype: (designated by Bauer, R. 2003): [illustration] “Tab. CCXLVII” in Plukenet, Phytographia: t. 247, fig. 5. 1692
  • Epitype: (designated by Bauer, R. 2003): Mexico, Puebla, near Rio San Pedro in steep rocky cliffs, 1500 m, 8 Mar 2002, Lautner L02/60I (ZSS)

Synonyms edit

  • Basionym
    • Cactus phyllanthoides DC., Cat. Hort. Monsp. 84 (1813).
  • Homotypic
    • Epiphyllum phyllanthoides (DC.) Sweet, Hort. Brit. 172 (1826).
    • Cereus phyllanthoides (DC.) DC., Prodr. 3: 469 (1828)
    • Nopalxochia phyllanthoides (DC.) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 4: 204 (1923) syn. sec. Cruz & al. (2016)
    • Phyllocactus phyllanthoides (DC.) Link, Handb. Gewächs. 2: 11 (1831)
    • Heliocereus phyllanthoides (DC.) Doweld in Sukkulenty 4(1-2): 42. (2002)
  • Heterotypic
    • Cactus elegans Link, Enom. 2: 25 (1822)
    • Cereus phyllanthoides var. curtisii Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck.: 65. 1834 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1923
    • Cereus phyllanthoides var. jenkinsonii Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck.: 65. 1834 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1923
    • Cereus phyllanthoides var. quillardieri Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck.: 65. 1834 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1923
    • Cereus phyllanthoides var. vandesii Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck.: 65. 1834 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1923
    • Cereus phyllanthoides var. albiflorus Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 124. 1837
    • Cactus speciosus Bonpl., Descr. Pl. Rar. Malm. 8 (1813), nom. illeg. non Cav. (1803).
    • Epiphyllum speciosum (Bonpl.) Cav., Suppl. Pl. Succ. 84 (1819), nom. inval.
    • Opuntia speciosa (Bonpl.) Steudel, Nom., ed. 2, 2: 222 (1841), nom. inval.

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico (Veracruz to Oaxaca)

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

References edit

Primary references edit

  • Barthlott, W.A. 1991. Bradleya 9: 88.

Additional references edit

Links edit

Vernacular names edit

English: Nopalxochitl, German Empress
español: nopalillo
français: Impératrice allemande
română: împărăteasa germană
svenska: drottningkaktus
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