Difference between revisions of "Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. hookeri"
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 36: 113. 1964.
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|name=Epiphyllum hookeri | |name=Epiphyllum hookeri | ||
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|distribution=Fla.;s Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America (n Venezuela);cultivated in tropical regions worldwide. | |distribution=Fla.;s Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America (n Venezuela);cultivated in tropical regions worldwide. | ||
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|discussion=<p><i>Epiphyllum phyllanthus </i>var.<i> hookeri</i> was recently reported by A. N. Lima (1996) from Estero Island, Lee County, Florida, growing on <i>Sabal palmetto</i>. The variety also occurs in the swamp at Fakahatchee Strand, Collier County, Florida. The population biology of this species, as well as its long-term persistence in the flora, need to be monitored. Details of its pollination biology are not known.</p> | |discussion=<p><i>Epiphyllum phyllanthus </i>var.<i> hookeri</i> was recently reported by A. N. Lima (1996) from Estero Island, Lee County, Florida, growing on <i>Sabal palmetto</i>. The variety also occurs in the swamp at Fakahatchee Strand, Collier County, Florida. The population biology of this species, as well as its long-term persistence in the flora, need to be monitored. Details of its pollination biology are not known.</p> | ||
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|subfamily=Cactaceae subfam. Cactoideae | |subfamily=Cactaceae subfam. Cactoideae | ||
|genus=Epiphyllum | |genus=Epiphyllum | ||
Latest revision as of 21:58, 5 November 2020
Shrubs, to 200 cm, epiphytic. Stem segments light green, 40–120 × 6–9(–10) cm, margins obtusely serrate; areoles 3–8 cm apart along margins. Spines occasionally present in basal areoles, to 3 per areole, hairlike. Flowers salverform, 19–23 × 10–15(–16) cm; flower tube slender; outer tepals greenish white; inner tepals 8 × 0.5 cm. Fruits purplish red, typically 5-angled from the flower tube podaria, smooth between the ridges, oblong, 40–70 × 20–35 mm. Seeds 3.2–3.5 mm, minutely pitted.
Phenology: Flowering spring–late summer.
Habitat: Swamps, palmetto
Elevation: 0-10 m
Distribution
Introduced; Fla., s Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America (n Venezuela), cultivated in tropical regions worldwide.
Discussion
Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. hookeri was recently reported by A. N. Lima (1996) from Estero Island, Lee County, Florida, growing on Sabal palmetto. The variety also occurs in the swamp at Fakahatchee Strand, Collier County, Florida. The population biology of this species, as well as its long-term persistence in the flora, need to be monitored. Details of its pollination biology are not known.
Selected References
None.