Epiphyllum hookeri ssp pittieri
(Web)Bauer
◊ Cact. Syst. Init. 17:26 (2003)
◊◊ Phyllocactus pittieri Web - Dict. Hort. Bois 957 (1898)
Epiphyllum pittieri (Web)Br&R - Contr. US Nat. Herb. 16:258 (1913)
Epiphyllum phyllanthus pittieri (Web)Kimn - CSJ(USA) 36:115 (1964)
- to 3 m long, stem mostly with rounded base. Stems thin, mostly to 5 cm broad, areoles widely apart. Flower 10-13 cm long, 7-9 cm diameter, scented. Ovary with some red scales. Receptacle 8 cm long, white to greenish white, with some red outwards bended scales. Outer petals narrow, yellowish green, the lower ones slightly red. Inner petals somewhat shorter, white. Filaments white, longer than the style. Lower part of style red or purple, upper part white. Fruit dark red, 2 cm long. Seed dull black.
- Costa Rica: Alajuela, Cartago, Limón (Rio Pacuare). to 850 m, in Atlantic forest.
Cact. 4:194, plate 16, 18
Ep. Hb. 152"
Backeberg 2:752
CSJ(USA) 36:105
KuaS 24(9):202"
EPIG 10(4):128"; 12(3):80
NCL 105"
◊ Cact. Syst. Init. 17:26 (2003)
◊◊ Phyllocactus pittieri Web - Dict. Hort. Bois 957 (1898)
Epiphyllum pittieri (Web)Br&R - Contr. US Nat. Herb. 16:258 (1913)
Epiphyllum phyllanthus pittieri (Web)Kimn - CSJ(USA) 36:115 (1964)
- to 3 m long, stem mostly with rounded base. Stems thin, mostly to 5 cm broad, areoles widely apart. Flower 10-13 cm long, 7-9 cm diameter, scented. Ovary with some red scales. Receptacle 8 cm long, white to greenish white, with some red outwards bended scales. Outer petals narrow, yellowish green, the lower ones slightly red. Inner petals somewhat shorter, white. Filaments white, longer than the style. Lower part of style red or purple, upper part white. Fruit dark red, 2 cm long. Seed dull black.
- Costa Rica: Alajuela, Cartago, Limón (Rio Pacuare). to 850 m, in Atlantic forest.
Cact. 4:194, plate 16, 18
Ep. Hb. 152"
Backeberg 2:752
CSJ(USA) 36:105
KuaS 24(9):202"
EPIG 10(4):128"; 12(3):80
NCL 105"