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Epiphyllum cartagense

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Epiphyllum cartagense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Epiphyllum
Species:
E. cartagense
Binomial name
Epiphyllum cartagense
(F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose[2]
Distribution of Epiphyllum cartagense
Synonyms[3]
  • Phyllocactus cartagensis F.A.C.Weber
  • Phyllocactus cartagensis var. refractus F.A.C.Weber

Epiphyllum cartagense is an epiphytic species of cactus native to Costa Rica and Panama.[4] This species occurs in subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest or montane wet forest at elevations of 600 to 2000 m. The population is stable and the IUCN categorises the species as least concern.[1] International trade is restricted to the conditions of CITES.[5] The specific epithet cartagense refers to the locality Cartago in Costa Rica.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hammel, B. (2017). "Epiphyllum cartagense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. IUCN: e.T152940A121495402. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152940A121495402.en.
  2. ^ Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 256 (1913)
  3. ^ Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8: 462 (1902)
  4. ^ "Epiphyllum cartagense". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Epiphyllum cartagense". cites.org. CITES. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  6. ^ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3, S. 42.
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