| Epiphyllum grandilobum | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Epiphyllum |
| Species: | E. grandilobum |
| Binomial name | |
| Epiphyllum grandilobum (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose | |
| Synonyms | |
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Epiphyllum grandilobum is an epiphytic species of cactus native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama. This species occurs in elevations of 20 to 1100 m in continuously declining forest habitats, which are threatened by housing and urban areas, tourism and recreational areas, in addition to annual and perennial non-timber crops. The populations are severely fragmented. International trade is restricted to the terms of CITES appendix II, in order to prevent poaching of wild populations. One source suggests the species is also found in Guatemala.
Etymology
The specific epithet grandilobum, meaning "big-lobed", refers to the unusually large lobes of the phyllocladia.
References
- ^ Hammel, B. (2017). "Epiphyllum grandilobum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. IUCN: e.T151873A121446747. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151873A121446747.en.
- Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 257 (1913)
- ^ "Epiphyllum grandilobum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- "Epiphyllum grandilobum". cites.org. CITES. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- Backeberg, C. (1958). Die Cactaceae (Vol. 1). Gustav Fischer Verlag.
External links
Data related to Epiphyllum grandilobum at Wikispecies
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Epiphyllum grandilobum | |
| Phyllocactus grandilobus | |
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