Disocactus quezaltecus (Disocactus quezaltecus)
Description
Disocactus quezaltecus is a species in the genus Disocactus in the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet quezaltecus indicates the site in the department of Quetzaltenango . Disocactus quezaltecus grows richly branched and bushy. The main shoots are basal with up to 35 inches long stalk-like base, which are 5 to 8 millimeters in diameter. They are provided with three rows of thorny areoles bearing up to 15 whitish bristles. The lateral shoots appear from the upper half of the main shoots in 2 or 3 rows. They are basal and round about 10 to 35 inches long and 1.5 to 6 inches wide. They are linearly lanceolate, initially reddish, later greening and have toothed edges. The flowers appear at or near the shoot tips. They are clearly roachy, up to 9 centimeters long and bent sharply upward above the base with light purple color. The stamens and the scar protrude far out. The spherical fruits are red or yellow and up to 1.8 inches in diameter. Disocactus quezaltecus is found in Guatemala in the Quetzaltenango Department in the cloud forest between 1800 and 2150 meters altitude. The first description as Bonifazia quezalteca was made in 1944 by Paul Carpenter Standley and Julian Alfred Steyermark . Myron William Kimnach (* 1922) turned the species into Disocactus in 1959 . Synonyms are the following types: Bonifazia quezalteca Standl. & Steyerm. (1944) and Epiphyllum quezaltecum (Stand. & Steyerm.) LOWilliams (1962). In the Red List of Threatened Species of IUCN the type set as " Least Concern (LC) ", d. H. as not endangered.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Cactaceae
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Genus: Disocactus
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