Group: Dicot Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Monsanto, 2nd, B, 210

Authors:

Kimnach, Myron William
Hutchison, Paul Clifford

Published In: Cactus and Succulent Journal 28(5): 154–156, f. 120–121. 1956. (Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles))

Type-Protologue

Locality: Costa Rica: El General Valley, near Cañas, epiphytic in scrubby forest

Collector and Number: C.H. Lankester s.n., ex. hort. University of California Botanical Garden 52.1083

Distribution: Costa Rica

Institution(s): HT: UC; IT: US

Type Specimens

• IT: C.H. Lankester - s.n. (MO/BC:MO-104073/A:1782612)
• HT: Lankester s.n.; ; Costa Rica: El General Valley, near Cañas, epiphytic in scrubby forest ex. hort. University of California Botanical Garden 52.1083 (UC; IT: U)

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
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• class:  Equisetopsida C. Agardh
• subclass:  Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.
• superorder:  Caryophyllanae Takht.
• order:  !Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
• family:  !!Cactaceae Juss.
• genus:  Werckleocereus Britton & Rose

Conservation Status:

• CITES Appendix II - Trade controlled to avoid use incompatible with species survival - Global
  • Reference UNEP WCMC. 2003. Checkl. CITES Sp. 1–339. UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge.
  • Conservation System UNEP WCMC. 2003. Checkl. CITES Sp. 1–339. UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge.

Other names for this basionym:

Cryptocereus imitans (Kimnach & Hutchison) Backeb.

Eccremocactus imitans (Kimnach & Hutchison) Kimnach

!Weberocereus imitans (Kimnach & Hutchison) Buxb.

**Weberocereus imitans (Kimnach & Hutchison) D.R. Hunt

Projects: Mesoamericana

Keywords: JCS