◊◊ CSJ(USA) 35:203 (1963)
- Climbing, green, stems round or vaguely six to seven angled, 0.8-1.2 cm
diameter. Areoles 2-3 mm apart. Spines ±10, later 20, stiff, 0.3-1.2 cm long,
at first cream, with yellow tip, later completely yellow, base thickened.
Hairs 30-40, frizzled, 0.5-2 cm long. Flower campanulate-funnelform, up to 6 cm
long, 3.5 cm diameter. Ovary reddish. Receptacle tightly and finely knobbed,
with rather long, dense hairs. Outer petals purple. Inner petals red. Fruit
oblong, 3 cm long, 2.5 cm diameter, purple-red. Pulpa brown red. Seed 1.75mm, black.
- Costa Rica: Limón, Peralta, coast south of Cahuita, ±350 m.
Icones. Pl. Succ. 35:203-206" (1963)
NCL 280"