Epiphyllum phyllanthus
(L)Haw
◊ Syn. Pl. Succ. 197 (1812)
◊◊ Cactus phyllanthus L - Sp. Pl. 469 (1753)
Opuntia phyllanthus (L)Miller - Gard. Dict. ed. 8, nr 9 (1768)
Cereus phyllanthus (L)DC - Prodr. 3:469 (1828)
Phyllocactus phyllanthus (L)Link - Handb. Erkenn. Gewächse 2:11 (1831)
Rhipsalis macrocarpa Miquel - Bull. Sci. Phys. Nat. Néerl. 1838:49
(1838)
Rhipsalis phyllanthus (L)KSch - Flora Brasiliensis 4(2):298 (1890)
Hariota macrocarpa Küntze - Rev. Gen. Pl. 1:263 (1891)
Phyllocactus phyllanthus boliviensis Web - Dict. Hort. 2:957 (1898)
Phyllocactus phyllanthus paraguayensis Web - Dict. Hort. 2:957 (1898)
Epiphyllum gaillarde Br&R - Contr. US Nat. Herb. 16:240 (1913)
Phyllocactus gaillardae (Br&R)Vpl - Monatschr. Kakteenk. 23:87 (1913)
Epiphyllum phyllanthus boliviense (Web)Backbg - Backeberg 2:746" (1959)
Epiphyllum phyllanthus paraguayense (Web)Backbg - Backeberg 2:746" (1959)
Epiphyllum phyllanthus schnetteri Peukert - KuaS 42(11):255 (1959)
- Main stem slender, round or three- to four-angled. Terminal stems flat, thin, light green with purple edges, crenated, rounded between crenations, top obtuse. Flower to 30 cm long, 4-9 cm diameter. Receptacle thin, green, with pinkish scales, much longer than the petals. Outer petals greenish or white. Filaments short, white. Fruit oblong, 7-9 cm long, with 8 weak ribs, light red, pulpa white. Seed large, black.
- Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil,
Guyana to Panama, up to 1700 m.
Cact 4:186', 187
Ep. Hb. 136,137',139"
CSJ(USA) 36:105-115
Succulenta 55(7):138
KuaS 28(3):64
Icones. Pl. Succ. 36:105-115" (1964)
Bravo 1:488, 497
EPIG 10(2):41"|
NCSJ 29:113-115; 30:8
NCL 105"
CEB 131", 198
J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 140(2):196-214 (2013)
◊ Syn. Pl. Succ. 197 (1812)
◊◊ Cactus phyllanthus L - Sp. Pl. 469 (1753)
Opuntia phyllanthus (L)Miller - Gard. Dict. ed. 8, nr 9 (1768)
Cereus phyllanthus (L)DC - Prodr. 3:469 (1828)
Phyllocactus phyllanthus (L)Link - Handb. Erkenn. Gewächse 2:11 (1831)
Rhipsalis macrocarpa Miquel - Bull. Sci. Phys. Nat. Néerl. 1838:49
(1838)
Rhipsalis phyllanthus (L)KSch - Flora Brasiliensis 4(2):298 (1890)
Hariota macrocarpa Küntze - Rev. Gen. Pl. 1:263 (1891)
Phyllocactus phyllanthus boliviensis Web - Dict. Hort. 2:957 (1898)
Phyllocactus phyllanthus paraguayensis Web - Dict. Hort. 2:957 (1898)
Epiphyllum gaillarde Br&R - Contr. US Nat. Herb. 16:240 (1913)
Phyllocactus gaillardae (Br&R)Vpl - Monatschr. Kakteenk. 23:87 (1913)
Epiphyllum phyllanthus boliviense (Web)Backbg - Backeberg 2:746" (1959)
Epiphyllum phyllanthus paraguayense (Web)Backbg - Backeberg 2:746" (1959)
Epiphyllum phyllanthus schnetteri Peukert - KuaS 42(11):255 (1959)
- Main stem slender, round or three- to four-angled. Terminal stems flat, thin, light green with purple edges, crenated, rounded between crenations, top obtuse. Flower to 30 cm long, 4-9 cm diameter. Receptacle thin, green, with pinkish scales, much longer than the petals. Outer petals greenish or white. Filaments short, white. Fruit oblong, 7-9 cm long, with 8 weak ribs, light red, pulpa white. Seed large, black.
- Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil,
Guyana to Panama, up to 1700 m.
Cact 4:186', 187
Ep. Hb. 136,137',139"
CSJ(USA) 36:105-115
Succulenta 55(7):138
KuaS 28(3):64
Icones. Pl. Succ. 36:105-115" (1964)
Bravo 1:488, 497
EPIG 10(2):41"|
NCSJ 29:113-115; 30:8
NCL 105"
CEB 131", 198
J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 140(2):196-214 (2013)