Epiphyllum grandilobum

Epiphyllum grandilobum
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific 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

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

References

1. 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. "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.

External links

• Data related to Epiphyllum grandilobum at Wikispecies