Aporocactus

Aporocactus
Aporocactus martianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Tribe:	Hylocereeae
Genus:	Aporocactus Lem.
Species
Aporocactus flagelliformis Aporocactus martianus

Aporocactus is a genus of cacti in the tribe Hylocereeae native to Mexico. It used to be classified as a subgenus in Disocactus , but according to molecular evidence, it should be excluded from Disocactus and treated as a separate genus. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

It is an epiphytic genus growing on the branches of trees, but without parasitizing them. Occurs as drooping or creeping stems up to 60 cm with 6 ribs covered with many small spines.

Extant Species

There are two species in the genus Aporocactus: ^[3]

Scientific name	Distribution	Image
A. flagelliformis	Mexico (Hidalgo)
A. martianus	Mexico (Oaxaca)

References

1. Cruz, Miguel Ángel; Arias, Salvador; Terrazas, Teresa (2016-04-01). "Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Disocactus (Cactaceae), based on the DNA sequences of six chloroplast markers". Willdenowia. 46 (1): 145–164. doi: 10.3372/wi.46.46112 . ISSN   0511-9618.
2. Korotkova, Nadja; Borsch, Thomas; Arias, Salvador (2017-11-03). "A phylogenetic framework for the Hylocereeae (Cactaceae) and implications for the circumscription of the genera" . Phytotaxa. 327 (1): 1–46. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.327.1.1. ISSN   1179-3163.
3. "Aporocactus Lem". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2020-01-01.

External links

• Media related to Aporocactus at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Aporocactus at Wikispecies