Disocactus phyllanthoides

Disocactus phyllanthoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Disocactus
Species:
D. phyllanthoides
Binomial name
Disocactus phyllanthoides
(DC.) Barthlott
Synonyms[2]
  • Cactus alatus Willd.
  • Cactus elegans Link
  • Cactus phyllanthoides DC.
  • Cactus speciosus Desf.
  • Cereus phyllanthoides (DC.) DC.
  • Epiphyllum phyllanthoides (DC.) Sweet
  • Heliocereus phyllanthoides (DC.) Doweld
  • Nopalxochia phyllanthoides (DC.) Britton & Rose
  • Opuntia speciosa Steud.
  • Phyllocactus jenkinsonii Haage
  • Phyllocactus phyllanthoides (DC.) Link
  • Phyllocactus plukenetii Kostel.

Disocactus phyllanthoides, the nopalxochitl or German empress, is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae. It is commonly grown as an ornamental houseplant. It is one of the three major species involved in creating the widely grown epiphyllum hybrids or "epis". The others are Disocactus speciosus and Disocactus crenatus.

  1. ^ Hernández, H.M.; Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; Cházaro, M. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Disocactus phyllanthoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T151739A121441576. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151739A121441576.en. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Disocactus phyllanthoides (DC.) Barthlott". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 May 2021.