Disocactus

Disocactus flagelliformis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Hylocereeae
Genus: Disocactus
Subgenera: D. subg. Ackermannia – D. subg. Disocactus
Species: D. ackermannii – D. anguliger – D. aurantiacus – D. biformis – D. crenatus – D. eichlamii – D. kimnachii – D. lepidocarpus – D. lodei – D. macdougallii – D. macranthus – D. nelsonii – D. phyllanthoides – D. quezaltecus – D. salvadorensis – D. speciosus
Nothospecies: D. × amaranthinus – D. × charltonii – D. × coopermannii – D. × hansii – D. × mallisonii – D. × moennighoffii – D. × splendens – D. × violaceus

Name

Disocactus Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31: t. 9. 1845.

Type species: Disocactus biformis (Lindl.) Lindl.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Disisocactus Kunze, orth. var.
- Disocereus Fric & Kreuz. in Kreuz., Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Revision Syst. Kakteen 15. 1935, nom. illeg.

Heterotypic
- × Aporodisocactus Knebel, Phyllokakteen 38. 1947.
  - Formula hybridae: Aporocactus Lem. × Disocactus Lindl.
- × Aporoheliocereus Airy Shaw in Willis, Dict. Fl. Pl., ed. 7, 80. 1966
  - Formula hybridae: Aporocactus Lem. × Heliocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
- × Aporoheliocereus Knebel ex Hunt
- Bonifazia Standl. & Steyerm., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 66. 1944.
  - Type species: Bonifazia quezalteca Standl. & Steyerm.
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Erectiores Haw, Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 7: 110. 1830.
  - Type species: Cereus setifer Haw.
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Radicantes Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck. 1841: 31. 1841.
  - Cereus sect. Radicantes (Salm-Dyck) Walp., Rep. Bot. Syst. 2: 278. 1843, p.p.
    - Type species: non design.
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Speciosi Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck. 338. 1834.
  - Type species: Cereus speciosus (Cav.) Sweet
- Chiapasia Britton & Rose, Cact. 4: 203. 1923.
  - Type species: Chiapasia nelsonii (Britton & Rose) Britton & Rose
- Nopalxochia Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 4: 204. 1923.
  - Type: Nopalxochia phyllanthoides (DC.) Britton & Rose
- × Chiapora H.Johnson, Succulent Parade 1958: 15. 1958, nom. inval.
  - × Chiapora H.Johnson ex G.D.Rowley, Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 37: 48. 1982, nom. inval.
    - Type species: non design.
- × Disapora H.Johnson, Succulent Parade 1958: 15. 1958, nom. inval.
  - Formula hybridae: Aporocactus Lem. × Disocactus Lindl.
- × Disheliocereus H.Johnson ex G.D.Rowley, Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 37: 48. 1982, nom. inval.
  - Formula hybridae: Disocactus Lindl. × Heliocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
- Epiphyllum [infragen.unranked] Diurna Haw., Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem., N.S., 6(32): 109. 1829.
  - Epiphyllum sect. Diurna G.Don, Gen. Hist. 3: 170. 1834, p.p. .
    - Type species: non design.
- Heliocereus Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 433. 1909.
  - Type species: Heliocereus speciosus (Cav.) Britton & Rose
- Lobeira Alexander, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 16: 177. 1944.
  - Type species: Lobeira macdougallii Alexander
- Pseudonopalxochia Backeb., Handb. Kakteenk. 1: 69. 1958; Cactaceae 1: 69. 1958.
  - Type species: Pseudonopalxochia conzattiana (T.MacDoug.) Backeb.
- Trochilocactus Linding., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 61, Abt. A: 383. 1942, nom. inval.
  - Type species: Trochilocactus eichlamii (Weing.) Linding.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Introduced into:
- Canary Is., Society Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Lindley, J. 1845. Edwards's Botanical Register 31 : t. 9

Additional references

Cruz, M.Á., Arias, S. & Terrazas, T. 2016. Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Disocactus (Cactaceae), based on the DNA sequences of six chloroplast markers. Willdenowia 46: 145–164. DOI: 10.3372/wi.46.46112 Reference page.
Doweld, A.B. 2005. Adjustments in the nomenclature of the genera Acanthocereus, Heliocereus and Nyctocereus (Cactaceae). Sukkulenty 8(1–2): 13–15. Reference page.
Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page.

Links

Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Disocactus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 21. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Disocactus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Disocactus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 21 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Disocactus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Dec 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Disocactus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 21. Reference page.

Vernacular names

lietuvių: Skridinaitis
português: Heliocereus
svenska: Solkaktussläktet
中文: 令箭荷花属

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