Biology:Disocactus speciosus
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Disocactus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Disocactus |
| Species: | D. speciosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Disocactus speciosus (Cav.) Barthlott
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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
- ↑ Arreola, H.; Ishiki, M.; Terrazas, T. (2017). "Disocactus speciosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T151970A121452011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151970A121452011.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/151970/121452011. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Disocactus speciosus (Cav.) Barthlott". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:963216-1.
- ↑ "Heliocereus speciosus sun cactus". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/106146/Heliocereus-speciosus/Details.
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