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Epiphyllum oxypetalum

Botanic Family

Cactaceae

Author

(de Candolle) Haworth

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Brazil
• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Mexico
• Panama

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• cut over forest
• roadside thickets
• forest edge
• lakeside

Flowering Times

• Aug
• Oct
• Nov

Fruiting Times

Erect or scandent cactus or epiphytic shrub to 3m+ with aerial roots wit flat crenate branches to 120mm wide. Fragrant white nocturnal flowers 300mm x 270mm, tube to 150mm long with scales to 10mm long, with finely divided calyx or lower petals, reddish-brown outside, outer segments reddish to amber 100mm long, inner segments white. Purple-red ribbed fruit 160mm x 57mm

Further References

• Mobot
• FB
• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• Standley