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406.0000 Family Cactaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 310 (1789), nom. cons.
133 genera, ca. 1700-1800 spp. There has been excessive splitting, leading to over 3000 species in some collectors view. The phylogeny is still somewhat in flux, but is getting more stabilized now. It should be good practice in the future that each ´new species´ description is confirmed by molecular genetics, not only by morphology.
Species listed in database: 1798; hybrids: 78
= Cereaceae DC. & Spreng.(transl.Jameson); Elem. Philos. Pl. 142 (1821)
= Mammillariaceae D.L.Fu; Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(5): 352 (2024)
= Nopaleaceae E.Schmid & Curtman; Pflanzenr. 2: 135 (1856)
= Opuntiaceae Desv.; Dict. Rais. Bot. 52, 385 (1817)
406.6007 Genus Epiphyllum Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 197 (1812)
Distribution: Tropical America, West Indies
Species listed in database: 10
= Phyllocactus Link; Handbuch [Link] 2: 10 (1831)
= Marniera Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 22: 153 (1950)
= Phyllocereus Miq.; Bull. Sci. Phys. Nat. Néerl. 1839: 112 (1839), nom. superfl.
species :
Epiphyllum baueri Dorsch; Haseltonia 9: 6 (2002 publ. 2003)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Chocó)
80 PAN 82 CLM
species :
Epiphyllum cartagense (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 256 (1913)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Phyllocactus cartagensis F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 462 (1902)
= Phyllocactus cartagensis var. refractus F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8: 462 (1902)
= Phyllocactus cartagensis var. robustus F.A.C.Weber; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 15: 180 (1905)
species :
Epiphyllum chrysocardium Alexander; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 28: 4 (1956)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Tabasco)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Chiapasophyllum chrysocardium (Alexander) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 32 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Marniera chrysocardia (Alexander) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 737 (1959)
= Selenicereus chrysocardius (Alexander) Kimnach; Bradleya 9: 91 (1991)
species :
Epiphyllum grandilobum (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 257 (1913)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Epiphyllum gigas Woodson & Cutak; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 87 (1958)
= Phyllocactus grandilobus F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 464 (1902)
species :
Epiphyllum hookeri Haw.; Phil. Mag. (Aug. 1829) 108
subspecies :
subsp. hookeri
Name: Flor de baile, Flor de retreta
Distribution: Java [I]; Australia [I] (Queensland [I]); Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Jalisco, Morelos, Oaxaca, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Tobago; Trinidad; Venezuela (Anzoategui, Aragua, Carabobo, Cojedes, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Lara, Miranda, Monagas, Sucre, Yaracuy, Zulia)
42 jaw 50 aus 79 MEX 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA HON NIC 81 TRT 82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus hookeri (Haw.) Pfeifer; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 125 (1837)
= Cereus marginatus Salm-Dyck; Hort. Dyck. 340 (1834), nom. illeg.
= Ephiphyllum phyllanthus var. hookeri (Link & Otto) Kimnach; (1964)
= Epiphyllum phyllanthus subsp. hookeri (Haw.) U.Guzmán; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 16: 17 (2003)
= Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. hookeri (Haw.) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 36: 110 (1964)
= Epiphyllum ruestii (Weing.) F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 163 (1936)
= Epiphyllum stenopetalum (C.F.Först.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 259 (1913)
= Epiphyllum strictum (Lem.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 259 (1913)
= Epiphyllum strictum var. ruestii (Weing.) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 359 (1937)
= Phyllocactus hookeri (Haw.) Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1849 ed.]: 38 (1850)
= Phyllocactus marginatus Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1844 ed.]: 37 (1845), nomen
= Phyllocactus ruestii Weing.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 24: 123 (1914)
= Phyllocactus stenopetalus Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1849 ed.]: 223 (1850)
= Phyllocactus strictus Lem.; Ill. Hort. 1(Misc.): 107 (1854)
subspecies :
subsp. columbiense (F.A.C.Weber) Ralf Bauer; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 26 (2003)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Magdalena); Venezuela; Ecuador
80 COS PAN 82 CLM VEN 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Epiphyllum columbiense (F.A.C.Weber) Dodson & A.H.Gentry; Selbyana 2(1): 31 (1977)
= Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. columbiense (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 746 (1959)
= Phyllocactus phyllanthus var. columbiensis F.A.C.Weber; Dict. Hort. [Bois] 2: 957 (1898)
subspecies :
subsp. guatemalense (Britton & Rose) Ralf Bauer; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 25 (2003)
Distribution: Mexico; Guatemala; Honduras
79 MEX 80 GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Epiphyllum guatemalense Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 257 (1913)
= Epiphyllum phyllanthus subsp. guatemalense (Britton & Rose) U.Guzmán; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 16: 17 (2003)
= Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. guatemalense (Britton & Rose) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 36: 110 (1964)
= Phyllocactus guatemalensis (Britton & Rose) Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 116 (1913)
subspecies :
subsp. pittieri (F.A.C.Weber) Ralf Bauer; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 26 (2003)
Distribution: Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS HON NIC PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. pittieri (F.A.C.Weber) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 36: 115 (1964)
= Epiphyllum pittieri (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 258 (1913)
= Phyllocactus pittieri F.A.C.Weber; Dict. Hort. [Bois] 957 (1898)
species :
Epiphyllum laui Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 62(3): 149 (1990)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas)
79 MEX
species :
Epiphyllum oxypetalum (DC.) Haw.; Phil. Mag. (Aug. 1829) 109
Name: Flor de retreta roja, Dutchman´s Pipe Cactus, Reina de la Noche
Distribution: China [I] (S-Yunnan [I]); Vietnam [I]; Philippines [I]; Java [I]; Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I], Mangaia [I], Aitutaki [I], Mitiaro [I], Palmerston [I], Manihiki [I]); Society Isl. ; Tuamotu Arch. [I] (Makatea [I]); Austral Isl. [I] (Tubuai [I]); Pitcairn Isl. [I]; Marshall Isl. [I] (Jaluit [I]); Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Cuba [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Brazil [I]
36 chi 41 vie 42 jaw phi 61 aui coo pit SCI tua 62 mrs 79 MEX 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA HON NIC 81 cub his pue 84 bra
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus oxypetalus Moc. & Sessé ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 470 (1828)
= Cereus latifrons Zucc.; Denkschr. Königl. Akad. Wiss. München 2: 735 (1837)
= Cereus oxypetalus DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 470 (1828)
= Epiphyllum acuminatum K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 4(2): 222 (1890)
= Epiphyllum grande (Lem.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 257 (1913)
= Epiphyllum latifrons (Zucc.) Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 125 (1837)
= Epiphyllum oxypetalum var. purpusii (Weing.) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 747 (1959)
= Epiphyllum purpusii (Weing.) F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 161 (1936)
= Phyllocactus acuminatus (K.Schum.) K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 213 (1897)
= Phyllocactus grandis Lem.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 3: 255 verso (1847)
= Phyllocactus guyanensis Brongn. ex Labour.; Monogr. Cact. 416 (1853)
= Phyllocactus latifrons (Zucc.) Link ex Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 2: 341 (1843)
= Phyllocactus oxypetalus (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Link; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 2: 341 (1843)
= Phyllocactus purpusii Weing.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 17: 34 (1907)
species :
Epiphyllum phyllanthus (L.) Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 197 (1812)
subspecies :
subsp. phyllanthus
Name: Canonazo, Pitayaya, Pluma de Santa Teresa (Cuba)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Mexico State, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan); Costa Rica; Panama; Cuba [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Tobago; Trinidad; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Guainía, Huila, La Guajira, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Quindío, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia; N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre); NE-Brazil (Ceara, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Amambay, Canindeyu, Central, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Paraguari, San Pedro); Argentina (Corrientes, Misiones)
79 MEX 80 COS PAN 81 cub pue TRT 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus phyllanthus L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 469 (1753)
= Cereus phyllanthus (L.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 469 (1828)
= Epiphyllum gaillardae Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 240 (1913)
= Epiphyllum phyllanthus subsp. cleistogamus Süpplie; Succulenta (Netherlands) 83: 221 (2004)
= Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. boliviense (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 746 (1959)
= Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. paraguayense (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 746 (1959)
= Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. schnetteri Peukert; Kakteen And. Sukk. 42: 255 (1991)
= Hariota macrocarpa (Miq.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 263 (1891)
= Opuntia phyllanthus (L.) Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 9 (1768)
= Phyllocactus gaillardae (Britton & Rose) Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 87 (1913)
= Phyllocactus phyllanthus (L.) Link; Handbuch [Link] 2: 11 (1831)
= Phyllocactus phyllanthus var. boliviensis F.A.C.Weber; Dict. Hort. [Bois] 2: 957 (1898)
= Phyllocactus phyllanthus var. paraguayensis F.A.C.Weber; Dict. Hort. [Bois] 2: 957 (1898)
= Phyllocactus speciosus Kostel.; Index Sem. (Praha) 1844: 104 (1844), nom. superfl.
= Rhipsalis macrocarpa Miq.; Bull. Sci. Phys. Nat. Néerl. 1: 49 (1838)
= Rhipsalis phyllanthus (L.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 4(2): 298 (1890)
variant :
var. plattsii Proctor; Fl. Cayman Islands 256 (2012)
Distribution: Cayman Isl.
81 CAY
Synonyms: hidden
= Epiphyllum phyllanthus subsp. plattsii (Proctor) M.H.J.van der Meer; Cact. Phantast. 2021(1)-5: 2 (2021)
subspecies :
subsp. rubrocoronatum (Kimnach) Ralf Bauer; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 25 (2003)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia; Ecuador
80 PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. rubrocoronatum Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 36: 110 (1964)
= Epiphyllum rubrocoronatum (Kimnach) Dodson & A.H.Gentry; Selbyana 2(1): 31 (1977)
= Epiphyllum trimetrale Croizat; Ciencia (Mexico) 6: 353 (1946)
species :
Epiphyllum pumilum (Vaupel) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 258 (1913)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz); Guatemala; Honduras
79 MEX 80 GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Epiphyllum caudatum (Vaupel) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 256 (1913)
= Phyllocactus caudatus Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 116 (1913)
= Phyllocactus pumilus Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 117 (1913)
species :
Epiphyllum thomasianum (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 259 (1913)
subspecies :
subsp. thomasianum
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Veracruz); Guatemala; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Ecuador
79 MEX 80 COS GUA NIC 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Epiphyllum macropterum var. thomasianum (K.Schum.) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 359 (1937)
= Epiphyllum macropterus var. thomasianum (K.Schum.) Borg; (1937)
= Marniera macroptera (Lem.) Backeb.; (1951)
= Phyllocactus macropterus Lem.; (1864) (nom. rej.)
= Phyllocactus thomasianus K.Schum.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 5: (1895) 6 cum ic.
subspecies :
subsp. costaricense (F.A.C.Weber) Ralf Bauer; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 22 (12 Dec. 2003) (2003)
Distribution: Honduras; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Magdalena)
80 COS HON PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Epiphyllum costaricense (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 256 (1913)
= Epiphyllum macrocarpum (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 754 (1959)
= Epiphyllum thomasianum var. costaricense (F.A.C.Weber) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 36: 110 (1964)
= Phyllocactus costaricensis F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 463 (1902)
= Phyllocactus macrocarpus F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8: 464 (1902)
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