familyCactaceae
subfamilyCactaceae subfam. Cactoideae
genusEpiphyllum
speciesEpiphyllum phyllanthus
varietyEpiphyllum phyllanthus var. hookeri

Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. hookeri

(Haworth) Kimnach

Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 36: 113. 1964.

Michael W. Hawkes
IntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Epiphyllum hookeri Haworth Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 6: 108. 1829
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 179. Mentioned on page 176.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: John Myers

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Shrubs, to 200 cm, epiphytic. Stem segments light green, 40–120 × 6–9 (–10) cm, margins obtusely serrate; areoles 3–8 cm apart along margins. Spines occasionally present in basal areoles, to 3 per areole, hairlike. Flowers salverform, 19–23 × 10–15 (–16) cm; flower tube slender; outer tepals greenish white; inner tepals 8 × 0.5 cm. Fruits purplish red, typically 5-angled from the flower tube podaria, smooth between the ridges, oblong, 40–70 × 20–35 mm. Seeds 3.2–3.5 mm, minutely pitted.


Phenology: Flowering spring–late summer.
Habitat: Swamps, palmetto
Elevation: 0-10 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Fla., s Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America (n Venezuela), cultivated in tropical regions worldwide

Discussion

Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. hookeri was recently reported by A. N. Lima (1996) from Estero Island, Lee County, Florida, growing on Sabal palmetto. The variety also occurs in the swamp at Fakahatchee Strand, Collier County, Florida. The population biology of this species, as well as its long-term persistence in the flora, need to be monitored. Details of its pollination biology are not known.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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Appearance shape
cushionlike +
Appendage architecture
arillate +
Appendage pubescence or texture
corky +
Areolar gland presence
absent +
Areole architecture or shape
spiny +
Areole arrangement
apart +
Areole arrangement or shape
circular +
Areole duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Areole life cycle
flowering +
Areole presence
absent +
Areole prominence
Conspicuous (Obscure) +
Areole pubescence
woolly +
Areole shape
hourglass--shaped +
Areole some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Author
Michael W. Hawkes +
Authority
(Haworth) Kimnach +
Axis architecture or shape
midvein-like +
Axis atypical width
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
Axis length
50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br /> (120 cm1,200 mm <br />1.2 m <br />) +
Axis prominence
prominent +
Axis width
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Bark pubescence or texture
woodlike +
Bark texture
hardened +
Basal areole quantity
0 (3) +
Base position relational
surrounding +
Basionyms
Epiphyllum hookeri +
Bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Bract presence
absent +
Bract shape
triangular +
Bristle presence
absent +
Bristle shape
Hairlike (?) +
Chain architecture
sessile +
Chain architecture or shape
symmetric +
Chain life cycle
proliferating +
Chain orientation
arising +
Chamber architecture
open +
Cladode length or size
long +
Cladode shape
flattened +  and cylindric +
Cortex coating
mucilaginous +
Cortex width
thick +
Distribution
Fla. +, s Mexico +, West Indies +, Central America +, South America (n Venezuela) +  and cultivated in tropical regions worldwide +
Elevation
0-10 m +
Epidermis arrangement
not separating +
Epidermis condition
intact +
Floral remnant duration
persistent +
Flower architecture
sessile +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower arrangement
arranged +
Flower atypical width
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (16 cm160 mm <br />0.16 m <br />) +
Flower duration
nocturnal +
Flower length
19 cm190 mm <br />0.19 m <br /> (23 cm230 mm <br />0.23 m <br />) +
Flower length or size
long +
Flower position
lateral +
Flower quantity
1 +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Flower shape
salverform +
Flower some measurement
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (38 cm380 mm <br />0.38 m <br />) +
Flower tube atypical some measurement
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Flower tube course
curved +  and straight +
Flower tube fusion
adnate +
Flower tube position
epigynous +
Flower tube prominence
conspicuous +
Flower tube size
slender +
Flower tube some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Flower width
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Fruit architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Fruit architecture or shape
berrylike +
Fruit coloration
purplish red +
Fruit condition
drying +
Fruit dehiscence
dehiscent +
Fruit duration
persistent +, long +  and deciduous +
Fruit length
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Fruit length or size
long +
Fruit shape
oblong +  and 5-angled +
Fruit texture
dry +, fleshy +  and juicy +
Fruit width
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Glochid presence
absent +
Habitat
Swamps, palmetto +
Hair density
dense +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence derivation
true +
Inner tepal coloration
White (?) +
Inner tepal length
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (?) +
Inner tepal shape
petal-like +
Inner tepal some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Inner tepal width
0.5 +
Introduced
true +
Leaf architecture
sessile +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Leaf presence
absent +
Leaf prominence
rudimentary +
Leaf shape
flat +  and terete +
Leaf size
nearly +  and microscopic +
Leaf some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Long-shoot architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Long-shoot relief
tuberculate +
Long-shoot shape
fluted;spheric;depressed-spheric or club-shaped +
Margin architecture or shape
serrate +
Nectary prominence
apparent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Outer tepal architecture or shape
sepal-like +
Outer tepal coloration
Greenish white (?) +
Outer tepal shape
Bractlike (?) +
Outer tepal some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Ovary architecture
spineless +
Ovary architecture or pubescence
scaly +
Ovary architecture or shape
spiny +
Ovary derivation
true +
Ovary position relational
surrounding +
Ovary prominence
sunken +
Perianth duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Perianth position
epigynous +
Phenology
Flowering spring–late summer. +
Pistil architecture
compound +
Pistil architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Pith coating
mucilaginous +
Placenta arrangement
parietal +
Placenta atypical quantity
14 (20) +
Placenta quantity
3;14 +
Portion architecture or shape
spiny +
Portion arrangement
separated +
Portion life cycle
flowering +
Protuberance fusion
coalescent +
Protuberance shape
ridgelike +  and nipple--shaped +
Proximal portion size or width
narrow +
Publication title
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) +
Publication year
1964 +
Pulp coloration
pinkish +  and white +
Reference
None +
Rib atypical quantity
30 (40) +
Rib margin shape
Crenate-undulate (Shallow lobed) +
Rib orientation
vertical +
Rib quantity
,;2 +
Rib short-shoot architecture or shape
barbed +
Rib short-shoot size
minute +
Root density
diffuse +
Root derivation
adventitious +
Scale architecture or shape
leaflike +
Scale presence
absent +
Scale shape
triangular +
Scale size
small +
Seed architecture
arillate +  and strophiolate +
Seed atypical quantity
0 (5) +
Seed coloration
black +
Seed diameter
0.4mm;12mm +
Seed length
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Seed quantity
1;3000 +
Seed relief
pitted +
Seed shape
reniform +
Seed some measurement
0.32 cm3.2 mm <br />0.0032 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Seed width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Segment duration
persistent +
Segment fragility
detachable +
Segment pubescence
glabrous +
Segment shape
bladelike;flattened;3-angled;terete;elongate-oblanceolate;leaflike +
Source xml
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Special status
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
Spine architecture
bristlelike +
Spine architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Spine architecture or shape
ribbonlike +
Spine coloration or pubescence or relief
striate +
Spine duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Spine fragility
stiff +
Spine presence
absent +
Spine pubescence
glabrous +
Spine pubescence or relief
rough +
Spine quantity
0 (?) +  and 90 (?) +
Spine shape
hairlike +
Spine size
Slender (?) +
Spine texture
hard +  and rigid +
Stamen quantity
50;1500 +
Stamen shape
decurrent +
Stem architecture
unsegmented +
Stem coloration
green +
Stem life cycle
juvenile +  and adult +
Stem presence
absent +
Stem quantity
3 +
Stem segment atypical width
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Stem segment coloration
light green +
Stem segment length
40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br /> (120 cm1,200 mm <br />1.2 m <br />) +
Stem segment width
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
Stem shape
terete +  and segmented +
Stem texture
succulent +
Stigma lobe atypical quantity
14 (20) +
Stigma lobe coloration
white +
Stigma lobe quantity
8;21 +
Stigma lobe some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (?) +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style quantity
1 +
Surface architecture or shape
ribbed +
Surface relief
tuberculate +
Surface texture
woody +
Synonyms
Cereus phyllanthus +, Opuntia phyllanthus +, Phyllocactus phyllanthus +, Rhipsalis macrocarpa +  and Rhipsalis phyllanthus +
Taproot architecture
adventitous +
Taproot derivation
adventitious +
Taproot shape
tuberlike +
Taxon family
Cactaceae +
Taxon habitat
epipetric +  and epiphytic +
Taxon name
Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. hookeri +
Taxon parent
Epiphyllum phyllanthus +
Taxon rank
variety +
Tepal quantity
5;50 +
Testa cell reflectance
dull +  and shiny +
Testa reflectance
dull +  and glossy +
Tube length or size
long +
Tubercle fusion
distinct +
Tubercle presence
absent +
Volume
Volume 4 +
Whole organism architecture
branched +
Whole organism architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
shrub +
Whole organism habitat
epiphytic +
Whole organism height or length or size
short +
Whole organism orientation
erect +  and pendent +
Whole organism quantity
Many (?) +
Whole organism shape
barrel-shaped +  and spheric +
Whole organism some measurement
0cm (200cm) +
X chromosome quantity
11 +