Disocactus eichlamii

(Wgt)Br&R

◊ Contr. US Nat. Herb. 16:259 (1913)
◊◊ Phyllocactus eichlamii Wgt - Monatschr. Kakteenk. 21:5 (1911)
Trochilocactus eichlamii (Wgt)Ldgr - Beih. Bot. Zentralbl. 61:383 (1942)
Epiphyllum eichlamii (Wgt)LWilliams - Fieldiana 29:378 (1962)

- Basally branching, base round, 4-8 mm diameter, stems 20-30 cm long, 3-5 cm broad, crenate, bright green. Areoles 1-2.5 cm apart. Flower 6-7 cm long, red. Ovary up to 4 mm diameter, green, with scales of 1 mm long, 0.5 mm broad, pink, with some hairs. Receptacle 2,5 cm long, 3 mm diameter. Petals red, not widely opening. Stamens strongly protruding, red, anthers whitish. Style red, stigmas lighter. Fruit 1-1.5 cm diameter, red, with scales. Seed 1.25x0.75 mm, black-brown.

- Guatemala: Escuintla, Chimaltenango, Quetzaltenango and Santa Rosa, 1200-1600 m in cloud forest.

Cact. 4:202", 203
Beitr. Sukkde. 1939(1):11
Ep. Hb. 122,165
Backeberg 2:765"
Bravo 1:518, 520
CSJ(USA) 29:75
Epiphytes 5-20:67'
Icones. Pl. Succ. 29:75-79" (1957)
KuaS 48(12):274"
EPIG 9(1):17; 14(2):43", 48"
NCL 78"