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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 (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 )
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 phyllocactoid clade (Epiphyllum, Disocactus, Kimnachia and Pseudorhipsalis) are mainly epiphytic, and have spineless flattened leaf-like stems. Flowers and pollination syndromes are equally diverse, ranging from large white nocturnal flowers to bright red flowers opening in the daytime.
Prevention of leaf spot disease includes variety selection, crop rotations, plant hygiene and fungicide use for seeds and foliage. [19] To stop the spread of pathogens good sanitation is key as well as the avoidance of handling plants when wet, planting pathogen-free and resistant cultivars and moving out infected plants. [ 20 ]
Epiphyllum hybrids, epiphyllums, epicacti, or just epis, also known as orchid cacti, which are widely grown for their flowers, are artificial hybrids derived primarily from species of the genus Disocactus. [1] These Disocactus species are not true epiphyllums, but they used to be included in the genus Epiphyllum.
Oxypetalum marambaiense Occhioni – Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) Oxypetalum marchesii C.Ezcurra & A.González – Uruguay; Oxypetalum marginatum Malme – Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo, and Paraná) and Paraguay (Sierra de Maracayú) Oxypetalum marianae H.A.Keller & Funez – Brazil (Santa Catarina) Oxypetalum martii E.Fourn. – Bahia
Epiphyllum thomasianum is an epiphytic species of cactus ... The vegetative morphology closely resembles Epiphyllum oxypetalum. The flowers differ due to their ...