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Taxon:  Disocactus phyllanthoides (DC.) Barthlott



Summary
Genus:
Disocactus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Hylocereeae
Nomen number:
413806
Place of publication:
Bradleya 9:88. 1991
Verified:
06/10/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cactus phyllanthoides DC.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Epiphyllum phyllanthoides (DC.) Sweet
Nopalxochia phyllanthoides (DC.) Britton & Rose

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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
  3. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  4. Hunt, D. et al., eds. 2006. The new cactus lexicon
  5. Hunt, D. 1992. CITES Cactaceae checklist
Common names
Spanish
nopalillo –
Swedish
drottningkaktus –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Puebla, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalas Nopalxochia phyllanthoidesLiberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=413806. Accessed 21 May 2025.