Cactaceae

Disocactus Lindl.

First published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31: t. 9 (1845)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Central America.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá

Introduced into:

Canary Is., Society Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2007 K000447186 Type Yes
Brown, E., N. [0] K000250776 No
[0] K000250775 No
[0] K000250777 No
Hawkes [1739] Guatemala K000250772 No
[5261] K000250771 No
Matthew [52431] K000250778 No
Greenway [7041] K000250773 No
[0] K000250774 No
Jan 1, 1959 Andrieux, G. [359] Mexico Nopalxochia K000062700 No
Heliocereus K:SPC-39364.000 No
[0] Heliocereus K000101480 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0