Biology:Disocactus speciosus

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Disocactus

Disocactus speciosus
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Flowers in various stages of maturation
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Disocactus
Species:
D. speciosus
Binomial name
Disocactus speciosus
(Cav.) Barthlott
Synonyms[2]

Disocactus speciosus, the sun cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae. It is native to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala, and has been introduced to the Canary Islands.[2] As its synonym Heliocereus speciosus it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:[2]

  • Disocactus speciosus subsp. blomianus (Kimnach) Ralf Bauer – Chiapas
  • Disocactus speciosus subsp. cinnabarinus (Eichlam ex Weing.) Ralf Bauer – southern Mexico, Honduras
  • Disocactus speciosus subsp. heterodoxus (Standl. & Steyerm.) M.Á.Cruz & S.Arias – Guatemala
  • Disocactus speciosus subsp. speciosus

References

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