Disocactus (two-shaped Cactus). Cactaceae. Bushy cactus, 2-3 ft. high, sometimes seen as a pot-plant in collections.
Stems terete, usually erect: branches flattened as in Epiphyllum: fls. regular, with very short tube; petals few, elongated, spreading; ovary nearly naked, small.
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