Epiphyllum chrysocardium
Alex


◊◊ CSJ(USA) 28(1):3 (1956)
Selenicereus chrysocardium (Alex)Kimn - Bradleya 9:90 (1991)
Marniera chrysocardium (Alex)Backbg - Backeberg 2:737" (1959)
Chiapasophyllum chrysocardium (Alex) Dwld - Sukkulenty 4(1-2):32 (2002)

- Stems incised up till the midrib, up to 30 cm broad. Areoles small, some with 2-3 bristles. Flower 32 cm long. Ovary 2 cm long, with scales of 3-7 mm long and 2-4 bristles of 2-4 mm long. Receptacle 16 cm long, 1.25 cm diameter, lower part pale green, upper part pink-purple, scales 0.8-1.2 cm long, green. Outer petals 0.8-1 cm broad, dirty purple pink, lanceolate, pointed, white. Inner petals 1.5-2.5 cm broad, lanceolate, pointed. Filaments yellow, pollen cream. Style cream-white, stigmas cream. Fruit 7 cm diameter, spiny. Pulpa grey.

- Mexico: Chiapas (T: Santa Lucia, Río Napak), Tabasco, in rainforest.

Bravo 1:488, 489, 492"
Ash. 1-3:25",26,31"
Succulenta 55(12):284"
KuaS 11(9):129"; 26(4):80"; 27(5):110; 28(5):108; 29(4):82"; 32(6):121", 34(12):278-282, 36(6):121-124, 39(12):282-284
Bradleya 7:93; 9:91
NCL 262"
EPIG 2:35, 73:5-18", 19-25", 40"
EPIG 2(4):35,36", 10(2):64; 73:5-18", 19-25", 40"