Taxonomy and etymology
This species was formerly placed in the genus ''Description
ThisDistribution and habitat
The species is endemic to Mexico, occurring as an epiphyte in evergreen forests in Oaxaca, Guerrero, Jalisco, and Michoacán and/or Nayarit. It can be found at elevations between 1,100 and 1,800 m. This plant was first distributed in Europe by the Horticultural Society of London which obtained it from the collector T. Hartweg in 1846.Cultivation
This easily cultivated, fast growing epiphyte requires a compost containing plenty of humus and sufficient moisture in summer. It should be kept at , but temperatures may drop to for shorter periods. It is best grown in semi-shade. It flowers in late autumn or early winter.Cultivars and hybrids
There are a large number of cultivars and hybrids in existence with more added each year, just a few are listed here. * ''E. anguliger'' 'El Tecolote' WC (REDC) 1997. ''E. anguliger'' × 'Bonanza Belle'. Inner tepals creamy white; outer tepals lemon yellow or golden bronze, similar to the species. Nocturnal, but stays open until noon the next day. Medium sized. Small, flat, deeply lobed stems. * ''E. anguliger'' 'Jetz' WC (REDC) 1997. ''E. anguliger'' × 'Bonanza Bell'. Nocturnal fragrant flower with inner tepals cream, tips lemon yellow, acute and pencil line lemon yellow, ruffled margins, two next rows yellower, 4th and 5th rows solid lemon yellow; outer tepals bronze with yellow to red-orange midstripe. Overlapping wide form. Small plant with thick, flat stems, margins deeply lobed. (medium-large) * ''E. anguliger'' 'What Luck' WC (REDC) 1997. ''E. anguliger'' × 'Bonanza Belle'. Persimmon orange, darker at edges, outer tepals rusty orange, overlapping, wide form. Style and stamens light orange. Flower medium-sized. Stems small, flat, deeply lobed. * ''E. anguliger'' 'Beahmianum', Collected by Thomas MacDougall in 1967, in Oaxaca, Mexico. Flowers white with a lavender-pink throat. * ''E. anguliger'' 'Gertrudianum', Flowers shorter than in most clones, 6–7.5 cm long and 12 cm wide. Strong grower and a prolific bloomer.See also
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q312289 anguliger Cacti of Mexico Endemic flora of Mexico Flora of Jalisco Flora of Nayarit Flora of Colima Flora of Guerrero Epiphytes Night-blooming plants Garden plants of North America Taxa named by Charles Antoine Lemaire Plants described in 1851