Epiphyllum hookeri subsp. hookeri
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is N. Central Mexico to Central America, Trinidad to N. Venezuela. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Introduced into:
Cayman Is., Cuba, Florida, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is.
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cereus marginatus Salm-Dyck in Hort. Dyck.: 340 (1834), nom. illeg.
- Epiphyllum ruestii (Weing.) F.M.Knuth in C.Backeberg & F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 163 (1936)
- Epiphyllum stenopetalum (C.F.Först.) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 259 (1913)
- Epiphyllum strictum (Lem.) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 259 (1913)
- Epiphyllum strictum var. ruestii (Weing.) Borg in Cacti: 359 (1937)
- Phyllocactus marginatus Salm-Dyck in Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1844: 37 (1845), nom. nud.
- Phyllocactus ruestii Weing. in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 24: 123 (1914)
- Phyllocactus stenopetalus Salm-Dyck in Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 223 (1850)
- Phyllocactus strictus Lem. in Ill. Hort. 1(Misc.): 107 (1854)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
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.
- Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 4: 1-559. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
- Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epiphyllum stenopetalum | 18817.000 | No | |||
| Epiphyllum strictum | 25030.000 | No | |||
| Belize | Epiphyllum strictum | 53885.000 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0