Disocactus anguliger

(Lem)Cruz&Arias

◊ Willdenowia 46:157 (2016)
◊◊ Phyllocactus anguliger Lem - Jard. Fleur. 1 pl. 92 (1851)
Phyllocactus serratus Brongnart - in: Labouret, Monogr. Cact. 417 (1853)
Epiphyllum anguliger (Lem)Gdon - in: Loudon, Encycl. Pl. ed.3:1380 (1855)
Phyllocactus darrahii KSch - Gesamtb. Kakt. Nachtr. 69 (1903)
Epiphyllum darrahii (KSch)Br&R - Contr. US Nat. Herb. 16:256 (1913)


- Stems to 1 m long, 4-8 cm broad, primary stems cylindric. Secundary stems deeply crenated, sometimes almost to the midvein. Areoles 2-3 mm diameter, with small scales, a few felt and sometimes 1-2 white hairs. Flower 15-18 cm long, scented. Ovary with scales of 3 mm long. Receptacle 8-12 cm long, with few, linear scales, widely apart. Outer petals 5 cm long, lemon to dark yellow. Inner petals lanceolate, 5 cm long, white, sometimes with yellow tip. Stamens and stamper white. Fruit 3-4 cm diameter, greenish, scented.

- Mexico: Michoacán, Mexico, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Hidalgo (T: Matanejo); Guatemala (Coatepeque); El Salvador: Sierra de Apaneca.

Jard. Fleur. 1: t. 92' (1851)
Frst&Rmpl 839
Cactaceae 4:190" (E. darrahii)
Ep. Hb. 8",12",144"
Backeberg 2:748, 749"
Bravo 1:488, 489", 490"
Succulenta 40(2):15"; 87(4):156"
Succulenta 67(10):219 ('E. gertrudianus')
KuaS 22(1):5"; 31(6):184"
Epiphytes 2-8:67; 4-16:73; 6-21:18;
Epiphytes 12-46:54 ('E. gertrudianus')
Cact. Syst. Init. 17:26
NCL 104"
NCL 104 (E. darrahii)
EPIG 6(1):22; 10(2):64; 15(1):18"; 63:5-15|, 17"; 74:24"