Taxon:
Disocactus flagelliformis (L.) Barthlott
Summary
Place of publication:
Bradleya 9:87. 1991
Verified:
05/09/1998
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
- Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
- CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource). URL: http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml
- Hunt, D. et al., eds. 2006. The new cactus lexicon
Common names
English
rat-tail cactus – Spanish
flor de látigo – floricuerno – junco – junquillo – nopalillo – Swedish
ormkaktus –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Hidalgo | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Puebla | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Northern America
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SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | fide Eur Gard F, as Aporocactus flagelliformis; Zander ed14, as Aporocactus flagelliformis | Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage |