◊ Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 123:56 (2001)
◊◊ Cereus extensus SD ex SD non Hooker - Prodr. 3:469 (1828)
Mediocactus extensus (SD)Dwld - Sukkulenty 1-2:42 (2002)
Hylocereus extensus (SD)Bauer - Cact. Syst. Init. 17:28 (2003)
- Stems thin, 1,5 cm diameter, green. Ribs obtuse. Areoles wide apart, small, with felt and bristles. Spines 2-3(-4), short, stout, 1-2 mm long, dark brown. Flower large pink. Scales on receptacle rather short. Outer petals narrow, greenish yellow, edges and tips red. Inner petals red-pink. Stigma lobes not dissected. Fruit unknown.
- Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, French Guyana, up to 450 m.
Cact. 2:191
Backeberg 2:812
CSJ(USA) 40:11
NCL 139"