Epiphyllum anguliger

Epiphyllum anguliger
	Epiphyllum anguliger; flower
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Hylocereeae
Genre :	Epiphyllum
Type :	Epiphyllum anguliger
Scientific name
	Epiphyllum anguliger
	( Lem. ) G.Don

Epiphyllum anguliger is a species of plant in the genus Epiphyllum from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet anguliger means 'corners, angles leading'.

description

Epiphyllum anguliger grows with basal cylindrical or triangular main shoots and lanceolate side shoots. The slightly fleshy, green side shoots are flattened with the exception of their base. They are up to 1 meter long and 4 to 8 inches wide. Their midrib is prominent and quite stiff. The margins are broadly serrated and deeply lobed. The areoles sometimes have one or two small bristles.

The fragrant flowers are 15 to 18 centimeters long and reach a diameter of 10 to 13 centimeters. The outer bracts are lemon or golden yellow, the inner bracts are pure white. The fruits resemble gooseberries.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Epiphyllum anguliger is common in the Mexican states of Guerrero , Jalisco , México , Michoacán , Nayarit and Oaxaca at altitudes of 1100 to 1800 meters.

The first description as Phyllocactus anguliger by Charles Lemaire was published in 1851. George Don placed the species in the genus Epiphyllum in 1855 .

A synonym is among others Phyllocactus darrahi K.Schum. (1903).

In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered.

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 249 .

Individual evidence

↑ Jardin Fleuriste; Journal General des Progres et des Interets Horticoles et Botaniques . Volume 1, plate 92, Ghent 1851
↑ Encyclopaedia of Plants: comprising the specific character, description, culture, history, application in the arts, and every other desirable particular respecting all the plants indigenous to, cultivated in, or introduced into Britain. New edition . P. 1380. London 1855
↑ Epiphyllum anguliger in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Arreola, H. & Terrazas, T., 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2014.

Web links

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[1] Jardin Fleuriste; Journal General des Progres et des Interets Horticoles et Botaniques . Volume 1, plate 92, Ghent 1851

[2] Encyclopaedia of Plants: comprising the specific character, description, culture, history, application in the arts, and every other desirable particular respecting all the plants indigenous to, cultivated in, or introduced into Britain. New edition . P. 1380. London 1855

[3] Epiphyllum anguliger in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Arreola, H. & Terrazas, T., 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2014.