DISOCACTUS QUEZALTECUS
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This botanical species, also called Bonifazia quezalteca, was supposedly endemic from Guatemala in the area of Quetzaltenango (Bauer 2003, Hunt et al., 2006). One knows now that it is also present in the south of Mexico in the State of Chiapas at Tacana, close to the Guatemala border (S. Arias Pers. Comm. 2009). Disocactus quezaltecus grows in cloudy forests at altitudes ranging between 1,800 and 2150 meters.
It is a relatively common species, occupying a relatively restricted area. One of the principal threats for the species is the extraction of the wood (for the subsistence) of the trees on which the plant grows (M. Véliz pers. Comm. 2009). The concerns for this species are of low level, but do exist however. The species is legally protected in Guatemala, where it is included in the national list of endangered species (CONAP 2006).
It is in the red list of the IUCN of the endangered species.
(Sources: New Cactus Lexicon and red list of the IUCN)
Localization of Quetzaltenango in Guatemala.
(Source: Google Maps)
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