Hylocereus monacanthus (Lem.) Britton & Rose

  • Filed As

    Cactaceae
    Hylocereus monacanthus (Lem.) Britton & Rose

  • Collector(s)

    D. R. Simpson 400 with J. Schunke V., 17 Dec 1967

  • Location

    Peru. Tumbes. Zarumilla Prov. Bosque Nacional de Tumbes: cerca de Campo Verde. Collected about 0.5km from Campo Verde along the road. Distrito Matapalo: Collections made along the trail that connects Hito. Figueroa with the El Caucho to Campo Verde road. From a point near Cerro de Tres Picos to the road, then along the road to Campo Verde.

  • Description

    Epiphyte. Epiphyte on bushes and low trees, the branches resting on tree branches; flowers open at night and early morning, closing in mid-morning. Perianth parts white in center of flower, grading to lemon yellow outward, and to green with reddish tinge on outermost; pedicel bracts reddish green to red. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 679762

    Occurrence ID: ef45940f-8a81-4ef3-b10b-de16c521e0a0

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Tumbes

  • County/Municipio

    Zarumilla Prov.

  • Locality

    Bosque Nacional de Tumbes: cerca de Campo Verde. Collected about 0.5km from Campo Verde along the road. Distrito Matapalo: Collections made along the trail that connects Hito. Figueroa with the El Caucho to Campo Verde road. From a point near Cerro de Tres Picos to the road, then along the road to Campo Verde.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 600 - 800 m. (1969 - 2625 ft.)

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Epiphyte on bushes and low trees, the branches
resting on tree branches; flowers open at night
and early morning, closing in mid-morning.
Perianth parts white in center of flower, gra-
ding to lemon yellow outward, and to green with
reddish tinge on outermost; pedicel bracts red-
dish green to red» Collected about 0.5 km.
from Campo Verde along the road. Distrito Mata-
palo: Collections made along the trail that
connects Kito. Figueroa with the El Caucho to
Campo Verde road. From a point near Cerro de
Tres Picos to the road, then along the road to
Bosque Nacional de Tumbes: Región de “bosque seco subtropical”
(sensu Tosí, 1960) cerca de Campo Verde. Altura sobre el mar 600-
800 m.
Campo Verde.
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Donald R. Simpson
& José ßchunke V.
Dec. 17, 196?
Collections of a Cooperative project sponsored by the Servicio Forestal y de Caza (Lima, Peru)
and the Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago). Funded by National Science Found*-
tion grant no. GB-6588.
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