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Epiphyllum thomasianum

Epiphyllum thomasianum is an epiphytic species of cactus native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panamá.[7]

Epiphyllum thomasianum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Epiphyllum
Species:
E. thomasianum
Binomial name
Epiphyllum thomasianum
(K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
Synonyms
  • Phyllocactus thomasianus K.Schum.[1]
  • Epiphyllum costaricense (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose[2]
  • Epiphyllum macrocarpum (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.[3]
  • Epiphyllum thomasianum var. costaricense (F.A.C.Weber) Kimnach[4]
  • Phyllocactus costaricensis F.A.C.Weber[5]
  • Phyllocactus macrocarpus F.A.C.Weber[6]

Description edit

The vegetative morphology closely resembles Epiphyllum oxypetalum. The flowers differ due to their striking golden stamina.

Systematics edit

Currently two subspecies are recognised: Epiphyllum thomasianum subsp. costaricense and Epiphyllum thomasianum subsp. thomasianum.[8][9]

References edit

  1. ^ Monatsschr. Kakteenk. v. (1895) 6 cum ic.
  2. ^ U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 256 (1913)
  3. ^ Cact. Handb. Kakteenk. 2: 754 (1959)
  4. ^ Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 36: 110 (1964)
  5. ^ Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8: 463 (1902)
  6. ^ Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8: 464 (1902)
  7. ^ "Epiphyllum thomasianum (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
  8. ^ "Epiphyllum thomasianum subsp. costaricense (F.A.C.Weber) Ralf Bauer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
  9. ^ "Epiphyllum thomasianum subsp. thomasianum | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".

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