Epiphyllum guatemalense
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Epiphyllum guatemalense is a species of plant in the genus Epiphyllum from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet guatemalense means '(Latin guatemalensis) coming from Guatemala'.
description
Epiphyllum guatemalense grows bushy with stiff, arched to drooping shoots . The shoots are round at the base and then triangular to 50 centimeters (and more). The adjoining part is flattened, up to 75 centimeters (and more) long and 6 to 9 centimeters wide. The areoles are up to 5 centimeters apart.
The salver-shaped white flowers are 20 to 26 centimeters long and reach a diameter of 20 to 23 centimeters. Your flower tube is straight to strongly curved. The ellipsoidal to egg-shaped, more or less purple-red, smooth fruits are 3.5 centimeters to 8 centimeters in diameter.
Distribution and systematics
Epiphyllum guatemalense is common in Mexico and Guatemala at altitudes of 120 to 1200 meters. The first description was published in 1913 by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose .
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literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 250 .