Epiphyllum lepidocarpum
(Web)Cruz&Arias


◊ Willdenowia 46:157 (2016)
◊◊ Phyllocactus lepidocarpus Web - Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 8:462 (1902)
Epiphyllum lepidocarpum (Web)Br&R - Contr. US Nat. Herb. 16:257 (1913)

- Lower part of old stems cylindric, lignified. Stems partly with triangled base, ±3 cm broad, thick. Areoles with short felt en some bristles. Flower 20 cm long, white. Ovary with many scales, spined. Style white. Fruit 9 cm long, 4 cm diameter, violet-red, with long, bended scales. Pulpa white or red.

- Costa Rica: Vara Blanca (T: Cartago), San José, Heredia, Panama; 1500-2100 m.

Cact. 4:194
Ep. Hb. 153
Backeberg 2:750, 751"
CSJ(USA) 51:90
Cact. Syst. Init. 17:27 (2003)
NCL 105"