Epiphyllum grandilobum

{{Short description|Species of cactus}}

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| status = NT

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |publisher=IUCN |title=Epiphyllum grandilobum |author=Hammel, B. |year=2017 |volume=2017 |page=e.T151873A121446747 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151873A121446747.en |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/151873/121446747}}

| authority = (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & RoseContr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 257 (1913)

| genus = Epiphyllum

| species = grandilobum

| synonyms =

  • Epiphyllum gigas Woodson & Cutak
  • Phyllocactus grandilobus F.A.C.Weber

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Epiphyllum grandilobum is an epiphytic species of cactus native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama.{{cite POWO |id=92726-2 |title=Epiphyllum grandilobum |accessdate=15 February 2022}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://cites.org/eng/taxonomy/term/8565 |title=Epiphyllum grandilobum |website=cites.org |publisher=CITES |access-date=15 February 2022}} One source suggests the species is also found in Guatemala.Backeberg, C. (1958). Die Cactaceae (Vol. 1). Gustav Fischer Verlag.

Etymology

The specific epithet grandilobum, meaning "big-lobed", refers to the unusually large lobes of the phyllocladia.

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