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Selenicereus grandiflorus is a cactus species originating from the Antilles, Mexico and Central America. The species is commonly referred to as queen of the night , [ 2 ] night-blooming cereus (though these two terms are also used for other species), large-flowered cactus , sweet-scented cactus or vanilla cactus .
Selenicereus, sometimes known as moonlight cactus, is a genus of epiphytic, lithophytic, and terrestrial cacti, found in Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America.
Hylocereus undatus Selenicereus grandiflorus Night-blooming cereus in full bloom in late-August. Night-blooming cereus is the common name referring to many flowering ceroid cacti that bloom at night.
Selenicereus grandiflorus; Queen of the night, Cestrum nocturnum, a woody evergreen commonly known as night-blooming cestrum; Reina de la noche ("queen of the night" in Spanish), Brugmansia, also called angel's trumpet
Epiphyllum (/ ˌ ɛ p ɪ ˈ f ɪ l əm /; [3] "upon the leaf" in Greek) is a genus of epiphytic plants in the cactus family (Cactaceae), native to Central America and South America. Common names for these species include climbing cacti, orchid cacti and leaf cacti, though the latter also refers to the genus Pereskia.
The night blossom of cactus Selenicereus grandiflorus, cultivated there since 1857, is a celebrated event announced in mass media and open to the public in the 16th greenhouse in June-July. The indoor collections suffered significant losses during the Siege of Leningrad in 1941-1944; out of 6367 species only 861 survived.
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