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2. Epiphyllum oxypetalum - Wikipedia

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   Epiphyllum oxypetalum, the Dutchman's pipe cactus, [ 3] princess of the night or queen of the night, [ 4] is a species of cactus with a native range from Mexico to Nicaragua. [ 5] It blooms nocturnally, and its flowers wilt before dawn. Though it is sometimes referred to as a night-blooming cereus, it is not closely related to any of the ...

3. Epiphyllum - Wikipedia

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   Epiphyllum (/ ˌ ɛ p ɪ ˈ f ɪ l əm /; [2] "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.

4. Disocactus crenatus - Wikipedia

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   The flowers are up to 18–29-centimetre long (7.1–11.4 in) and 15–20-centimetre wide (5.9–7.9 in). The species is nocturnal but may remain open for several days, becoming quite fragrant. The outer tepals are inserted within 2 cm of the receptacle apex, 10–12 cm long, broadly oblanceolate to linear, greenish yellow to tawny yellow or ...

5. Epiphyllum hybrid - Wikipedia

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   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] probably the same as Disocactus × splendens. Edward Frederick Anderson thinks Pseudorhipsalis spp. are in the parentage of epiphyllum ...

6. Disocactus ackermannii - Wikipedia

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   Disocactus ackermannii commonly called red orchid cactus is an epiphytic cactus from tropical forests in the states of Veracruz and Oaxaca, Mexico. In cultivation, it has been confused with Disocactus × jenkinsonii , a hybrid between D. phyllanthoides and D. speciosus .

7. Night-blooming cereus - Wikipedia

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   The dried flowers of the night-blooming cereus ( 霸王花) are a common ingredient used in Cantonese slow-simmered soup ( traditional Chinese: 老火湯; pinyin: lǎohuǒ tāng; Jyutping: lou5 fo2 tong1 ). [2] Some night-blooming cereus plants produce fruits which are large enough for people to consume. [3] These include some of the members of ...