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Epiphyllum grandilobum

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Epiphyllum grandilobum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Epiphyllum
Species:
E. grandilobum
Binomial name
Epiphyllum grandilobum
(F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Epiphyllum gigas Woodson & Cutak
  • Phyllocactus grandilobus F.A.C.Weber

Epiphyllum grandilobum is an epiphytic species of cactus native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama.[3] This species occurs in elevations of 20 to 1100 m in continuously declining forest habitats, which are threatened by housing and urban areas, tourism and recreational areas, in addition to annual and perennial non-timber crops. The populations are severely fragmented.[1] International trade is restricted to the terms of CITES appendix II, in order to prevent poaching of wild populations.[4] One source suggests the species is also found in Guatemala.[5]

Etymology

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The specific epithet grandilobum, meaning "big-lobed", refers to the unusually large lobes of the phyllocladia.

References

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  1. ^ a b Hammel, B. (2017). "Epiphyllum grandilobum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. IUCN: e.T151873A121446747. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151873A121446747.en.
  2. ^ Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 257 (1913)
  3. ^ a b "Epiphyllum grandilobum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Epiphyllum grandilobum". cites.org. CITES. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. ^ Backeberg, C. (1958). Die Cactaceae (Vol. 1). Gustav Fischer Verlag.
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