- Family: Cactaceae Juss.
- Genus: Epiphyllum Haw.
Epiphyllum oxypetalum (DC.) Haw.
- Genus: Epiphyllum Haw.
Native to:
Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua
Introduced into:
Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, China South-Central, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Leeward Is., Marquesas, Marshall Is., Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Society Is., Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is.
- Cactus oxypetalus Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
- Cereus latifrons Zucc.
- Cereus oxypetalus DC.
- Epiphyllum acuminatum K.Schum.
- Epiphyllum grande (Lem.) Britton & Rose
- Epiphyllum latifrons (Zucc.) Pfeiff.
- Epiphyllum oxypetalum var. purpusii (Weing.) Backeb.
- Epiphyllum purpusii (Weing.) F.M.Knuth
- Phyllocactus acuminatus (K.Schum.) K.Schum.
- Phyllocactus grandis Lem.
- Phyllocactus guyanensis Brongn. ex Labour.
- Phyllocactus latifrons (Zucc.) Link ex Walp.
- Phyllocactus oxypetalus (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Link
- Phyllocactus purpusii Weing.
Epiphyllum oxypetalum (DC.) Haw. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magaji [MG749], Nigeria | K000101471 | |||
| Powell [735], Christmas I. | K000101470 | |||
| Clarke [3502] | K000101462 | |||
| Robertson [0] | K000101461 | |||
| Heringer [7487], Minas Gerais | K000101472 | |||
| Clarke [3502] | K000101463 | |||
| Maxon [4520], Cuba | K000101381 | |||
| Malton [0] | K000101465 | |||
| Birdsey [395], Mexico | K000062682 | |||
| K000101464 | ||||
| Birdsey [0], Mexico | K000101468 | |||
| Lim Chow Kiah [0] | K000101467 | |||
| Laleshuahara [407] | K000101469 | |||
| Teruya [2804] | K000100278 | |||
| Jenang [59366], Sarawak | K000100069 | |||
| Hammel et al [20393], Costa Rica | K000100108 | |||
| Broadway [9408] | K000101382 | |||
| Bourgeau [0], Mexico | K000062683 | |||
| Nus [0] | K000101466 |
First published in Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 1829(Aug.): 109 (1829)
Accepted by
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Florence, J. (2004). Flore de la Polynésie Française 2: 1-503. IRD editions, Paris.
- Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
- Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
- Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh l?c các loài th?c v?t Vi?t Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà N?i : Nhà xu?t b?n Nông nghi?p.
- Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
- Sant'Ana Melhem, T., das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M., Ehlin Martins, S., Jung-Mendaçolli, S.L., Shepherd, G.J. & Kirizawa, M. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 5: 1-476. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.
- Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
- Véliz, M. (2008). Las Cactáceas de Guatemala: 1-129. Unidad de Investigación Herbario BIGU, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala.
- Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Amith, J. & collaborators (2020). Nahuatl Learning Environment http://www.balsas-nahuatl.org/index.html.
- Florence, J. (2004). Flore de la Polynésie Française 2: 1-503. IRD editions, Paris.
- Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
- Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
- Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh l?c các loài th?c v?t Vi?t Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà N?i : Nhà xu?t b?n Nông nghi?p.
- Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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