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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.
Epiphyllum oxypetalum is an easily cultivated, fast growing Epiphyllum. It flowers in late spring through late summer; large specimens can produce several crops of flowers in one season. This is a widely cultivated Epiphyllum species. It is known to have medicinal properties in many Asian cultures, including India, Vietnam, and Malaysia.
Epiphyllum Pfeiff. but not Epiphyllum Haw. The case of Epiphyllum is complex. In 1753, Carl Linnaeus created the genus Cactus. As more species were discovered this proved too broad, and new genera were set up to subdivide the cacti. The genus Epiphyllum was created in 1812 by Haworth, based on Linnaeus's Cactus phyllanthus.
Epiphyllum phyllanthus, commonly known as the climbing cactus, is a species of epiphytic cacti. It has no leaves, instead having stems that photosynthesise. It is thought to be pollinated by hawkmoths, as the flowers only open at night and produce a strong fragrance.
Disocactus phyllanthoides, the nopalxochitl or German empress, is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae. It is commonly grown as an ornamental houseplant . It is one of the three major species involved in creating the widely grown epiphyllum hybrids or "epis".
A plant called Epiphyllum splendidus was crossed with Disocactus crenatus by Hovey & Co. of Boston in about 1870, [9] [10] but the so-called "Epiphyllum" is actually a reddish-flowered form of Disocactus. [10] Edward Frederick Anderson thinks Pseudorhipsalis spp. are in the parentage of epiphyllum hybrids. [11]
Epiphyllum (usually Epiphyllum oxypetalum, gooseneck cactus; grown as an indoor houseplant throughout the world, and the most popular cultivated night-blooming cereus) Harrisia Hylocereus (of which Hylocereus undatus is the most frequently cultivated outdoors and is the main source of the commercial fruit crop, dragonfruit )
Disocactus anguliger (syn. Epiphyllum anguliger), commonly known as the fishbone cactus or zig zag cactus, is a cactus species native to Mexico. The species is commonly grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers in the fall.
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