Disocactus phyllanthoides

Disocactus phyllanthoides

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: Disocactus
Species: Disocactus phyllanthoides

Name

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

• 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

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

Primary references

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

Additional references

• Anderson, E.F. 2001. The Cactus Family. 776 pp., Portland, OR: Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-498-9. Reference page. 
• Martínez-González, C.R., Alcántara, O., Luna-Vega, I. & García-Sandoval, R. 2015. Phylogenetic placement and new data on macro and micro morphology of Nopalxochia phyllanthoides (Cactaceae), an endangered species from Mexico. Phytotaxa 222(4): 241–250 DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.222.4.1 ResearchGate. Reference page. 
• Cruz, M.Á., Arias, S. & Terrazas, T. 2016. Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Disocactus (Cactaceae), based on the DNA sequences of six chloroplast markers. Willdenowia 46: 145–164. DOI: 10.3372/wi.46.46112 Reference page. 
• 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. Disocactus phyllanthoides in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 21. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Disocactus phyllanthoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Disocactus phyllanthoides. Published online. Accessed: Dec 21 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Disocactus phyllanthoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Dec 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Disocactus phyllanthoides. 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 21. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Disocactus phyllanthoides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

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

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