Epiphyllum crenatum

Epiphyllum crenatum
	Epiphyllum crenatum var. Kimnachii
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Hylocereeae
Genre :	Epiphyllum
Type :	Epiphyllum crenatum
Scientific name
	Epiphyllum crenatum
	( Lindl. ) G.Don

Epiphyllum crenatum is a species of plant in the genus Epiphyllum from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet crenatum means '(Latin crenatus) notched'.

description

Epiphyllum crenatum grows upright, is semi-epiphytic and reaches heights of growth of up to one meter. Their woody main shoots are cylindrical or triangular. The leaf-like, thick-fleshed side shoots notched at the edges ( crenatus, Middle Latin for “notched”) are gray-green, up to 60 centimeters long and between 4 and 10 centimeters wide. The areoles do not have thorns .

The fragrant flowers open at night and stay open until the next morning. They are 20 to 29 centimeters long and reach a diameter of 10 to 20 centimeters. The outer bracts are greenish or slightly pinkish yellow, the inner bracts are creamy white.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Epiphyllum crenatum is common in Mexico , Guatemala , Honduras, and El Salvador . The first description as Cereus crenatus was published by John Lindley in 1844 . George Don placed the species in the genus Epiphyllum in 1855 .

A nomenclature synonym is Phyllocactus crenatus (Lindl.) Lem. (1845).

The species Epiphyllum crenatum includes the following varieties :

Epiphyllum crenatum var. Crenatum
Epiphyllum crenatum var. Kimnachii Bravo ex Kimnach

The shoots of Epiphyllum crenatum var. Kimnachii are only 6 to 10 centimeters wide and lobate crookedly. The variety is named after Myron William Kimnach (* 1922).

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. 250 .

Individual evidence

^ Edwards's Botanical Register. Or: Flower Garden and Shrubbery . Volume 30, Plate 31, London 1844
↑ 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. 1378. London 1855
↑ Epiphyllum crenatum in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Hernández, HM, Tapia, JL, Ishiki, M. & Véliz, M., 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2014.

Web links

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[1] Edwards's Botanical Register. Or: Flower Garden and Shrubbery . Volume 30, Plate 31, London 1844

[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. 1378. London 1855

[3] Epiphyllum crenatum in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Hernández, HM, Tapia, JL, Ishiki, M. & Véliz, M., 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2014.