Epiphyllum macropterum

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 macropterum

Name

Epiphyllum macropterum (Lem.) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 4: 193 (1923).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Phyllocactus macropterus Lem., Ill. Hort. 11: Misc. 73 (1864).

• Homotypic
  • Marniera macroptera (Lem.) Backeb., Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 17 (1951).

Note:

This is an ambiguous name which has been associated with both Epiphyllum crenatum and Epiphyllum thomasianum, but without typfication best left unresolved (Kimnach, M.W. 1965).

References

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1923. Cactaceae 4: 193.
• Kimnach, M.W. 1965. Epiphyllum thomasianum. Cactus Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 37: 162–168.