Disocactus speciosus (Cav.) Barthlott

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Disocactus

Characteristics

A cactus. The fruit are red and oval. They are 3-5 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the desert.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 12-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Disocactus speciosus unspecified picture

Conservation status

Disocactus speciosus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000652244
COL ID 36V5P
BDTFX ID 168364
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cactus speciosus Cereus speciosus Cereus bifrons Cereus coccineus Cereus hybridus Cereus setiger Disocactus speciosus Epiphyllum speciosum Heliocereus speciosus Cereus lateritius Cereus speciosus Cereus speciosus Cereus jenkinsonii Cereus speciosus var. coccineus

Lower taxons

Disocactus speciosus subsp. blomianus Disocactus speciosus subsp. cinnabarinus Disocactus speciosus subsp. bierianus Disocactus speciosus subsp. heterodoxus Disocactus speciosus subsp. speciosus