◊ Cact. Syst. Init. 17:25 (2003)
◊◊ Epiphyllum guatemalensis Br&R - Contr. US Nat. Herb. 16:257 (1913)
Phyllocactus guatemalensis (Br&R)Vpl - Monatschr. Kakteenk. 23:116 (1913)
Epiphyllum phyllanthus guatemalense (Br&R)Kimn - CSJ(USA) 36:110 (1964)
Epiphyllum phyllanthus ssp. guatemalense Guzmán - Cact. Syst. Init. 16:17 (2003)
- Stout plants, 1 m and longer, older stems lignified, with grey bark. Juvenile with broad stems, later narrower and stiffer. Stems green, flat, 4-8 cm broad, base round. Flower ±28 cm long. Ovary small, with few scales, pale. Receptacle ±15 cm long, straight, green or yellow-green, somewhat angled, with some red-tipped scales. Middle of receptacle inside with dense hairs. Outer petals scaly, with red tips. Inner petals 8-9 cm long, narrow. Filaments white. Pistil orange. Fruit winered, 8 cm long, angled, slender. Seed 2,8x3 mm.
- Guatemala: Escuintla, Quezaltenango, San Marco, Suchitepéquez; Mexico:
Oaxaca, Chiapas (Pacific side); Costa Rica; ±120-1200 m.
Cact. 4:195"
Ep. Hb. 124"
Backeberg 2:751
CSJ(USA) 19:189"; 36:105
Epiphytes 10-38:47"
Bravo 1:498, 499", 500"
EPIG 12(3):80";72:15"