Epiphyllum
Epiphyllum
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species Cactaceae
Morphological Summary
Genus of epiphytic cacti in the family Cactaceae with flattened, leaf-like stems, native to humid tropical and subtropical forests of the Americas. Popularly known as "orchid cacti", they produce large, very fragrant nocturnal flowers that open for a single night. The name means "upon the leaf" referring to its flowers that seem to emerge from the phylloclades. Widely cultivated worldwide for their spectacular flowers.
Distribution Mexico, Central America (Guatemala to Panama), tropical and subtropical South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil). Greatest diversity in Mexico and Central America.
Conservation Several wild species threatened by tropical deforestation; very widespread cultivation ensures ex situ survival.
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Disocactus anguliger
Fishbone Cactus, Ric-Rac Cactus, Zigzag Cactus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00024
Origin México
Type species
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Disocactus anguliger f. cristata
Crested Ric Rac Cactus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00030
Origin Mutación hortícola
Type crested form
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×Epicactus
Epicactus, Orchid Cactus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00033
Origin Hibridación hortícola (mundial)
Type hybrid
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Epiphyllum cartagense
Cartago Orchid Cactus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00014
Origin Costa Rica (Provincia de Cartago)
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Epiphyllum caudatum
Tailed Epiphyllum
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00020
Origin México (Oaxaca)
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Epiphyllum chrysocardium
Fern Leaf Cactus, Golden Heart Epiphyllum
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00009
Origin Chiapas, México
Type species
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Epiphyllum crenatum
Crenate Orchid Cactus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00007
Origin Honduras, Guatemala y sur de México
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Epiphyllum crenatum (Lindl.) Don
Crenate orchid cactus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00001
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Ackermannii'
Red Orchid Cactus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00037
Origin Híbrido histórico (1820s, Europa)
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Agatha'
Agatha
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00057
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'American Sweetheart'
American Sweetheart
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00058
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Andromeda'
Andromeda
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00059
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Argus'
Argus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00060
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Bambi'
Bambi
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00061
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Beauty of Kew'
Beauty of Kew
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00062
Origin Reino Unido (histórico)
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Brilliant'
Brilliant
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00063
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Campfire'
Campfire
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00064
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Casablanca'
Casablanca
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00065
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Challenger'
Challenger
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00066
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Clown'
Clown
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00067
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Conway's Giant'
Conway's Giant
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00042
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Cooperi'
Cooper's Orchid Cactus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00038
Origin Híbrido histórico europeo
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Crimson Arrow'
Crimson Arrow
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00068
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Cupid'
Cupid
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00069
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Dark Secret'
Dark Secret
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00070
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Desert Sunrise'
Desert Sunrise
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00071
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Deutsche Kaiserin'
German Empress
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00039
Origin Alemania (siglo XIX, híbrido de Nopalxochia)
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Dracula'
Dracula
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00072
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Dragon Heart'
Dragon Heart
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00073
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Elegans'
Elegans
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00074
Origin Europa
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Fascination'
Fascination
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00075
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Fire Chief'
Fire Chief
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00076
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Flamingo'
Flamingo
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00045
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Frida Kahlo'
Frida Kahlo
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00077
Origin Horticultura moderna
Type cultivar
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Giant Empress'
Giant Empress
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00055
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Goliath'
Goliath
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00078
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Halloween'
Halloween
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00050
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Harlequin'
Harlequin
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00079
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Hermosissimus'
Hermosissimus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00080
Origin Horticultura histórica
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Honduras'
Honduras
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00081
Origin América Central (horticultura)
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Inca'
Inca
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00082
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Ivan the Terrible'
Ivan the Terrible
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00083
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Jalisco'
Jalisco
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00084
Origin México (horticultura)
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Jennifer Ann'
Jennifer Ann
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00046
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'King Midas'
King Midas
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00040
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Knebel's Farbenwunder'
Knebel's Color Wonder
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00085
Origin Alemania (híbrido histórico de Curt Knebel)
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Lollipop'
Lollipop
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00086
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'London Sunshine'
London Sunshine
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00054
Origin Reino Unido / EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Marseillaise'
Marseillaise
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00087
Origin Francia / Europa
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Midnight'
Midnight
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00041
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Monet'
Monet
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00088
Origin Horticultura moderna
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Moonlight'
Moonlight
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00089
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Naranja'
Naranja
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00090
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Niobe'
Niobe
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00091
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Orange Bowl'
Orange Bowl
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00092
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Padre'
Padre
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00047
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Peace'
Peace
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00052
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Pegasus'
Pegasus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00093
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Pink Nymph'
Pink Nymph
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00094
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Professor Ebert'
Professor Ebert
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00043
Origin Alemania
Type cultivar
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Purity'
Purity
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00056
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Red Velvet'
Red Velvet
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00095
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Reward'
Reward
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00044
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Show Time'
Show Time
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00053
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Thalia'
Thalia
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00049
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Wendy'
Wendy
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00048
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Wiesbaden'
Wiesbaden
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00096
Origin Alemania
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Epiphyllum cv. 'Zoe'
Zoe
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00051
Origin EE.UU.
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Epiphyllum floribundum
Abundant-blooming Epiphyllum
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00021
Origin Perú
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Epiphyllum gaillardae
Gaillard's Epiphyllum
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00019
Origin Sudamérica (sinónimo de E. phyllanthus)
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Epiphyllum grandilobum
Large-lobed Epiphyllum
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00010
Origin Costa Rica y Panamá
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Epiphyllum guatemalense
Guatemalan Epiphyllum
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00008
Origin Guatemala y sur de México
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Epiphyllum guatemalense f. monstruosa
Curly Sue Orchid Cactus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00027
Origin Mutación natural (Guatemala), horticultura
Type monstrous form
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Epiphyllum hookeri
Hooker's Orchid Cactus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00006
Origin México, América Central y norte de Sudamérica
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Epiphyllum hookeri f. cristata
Crested Hooker's Orchid Cactus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00029
Origin Mutación hortícola
Type crested form
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Epiphyllum laui
Lau's Epiphyllum
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00011
Origin Chiapas, México
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Epiphyllum lepidocarpum
Scaly-fruited Epiphyllum
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00012
Origin Costa Rica
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Epiphyllum macropterum
Large-winged Orchid Cactus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00022
Origin Costa Rica
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Epiphyllum oxypetalum
Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00004
Origin Sur de México a Sudamérica
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Epiphyllum oxypetalum (DC.) Haw.
Queen of the night
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00002
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Epiphyllum oxypetalum f. cristata
Crested Queen of the Night
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00031
Origin Mutación hortícola
Type crested form
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Epiphyllum oxypetalum f. variegata
Variegated Queen of the Night
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00028
Origin Mutación hortícola
Type variegated form
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Epiphyllum phyllanthus
Climbing Cactus, Night-blooming Epiphyllum
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00005
Origin América Central y del Sur (amplia distribución)
Type species
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Epiphyllum phyllanthus f. variegata
Variegated Climbing Cactus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00032
Origin Mutación hortícola
Type variegated form
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Epiphyllum phyllanthus (L.) Haw.
Climbing cactus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00003
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Epiphyllum pittieri
Pittier's Epiphyllum
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00015
Origin Costa Rica
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Epiphyllum pumilum
Dwarf Orchid Cactus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00013
Origin México y Guatemala
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Epiphyllum rubrocoronatum
Red-crowned Epiphyllum
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00023
Origin Ecuador y Colombia
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Epiphyllum stenopetalum
Narrow-petaled Orchid Cactus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00016
Origin México
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Epiphyllum strictum
Strict Orchid Cactus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00017
Origin México y América Central
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Epiphyllum thomasianum
Thomas's Epiphyllum
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00018
Origin América Central
Type species
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×Heliphyllum (Heliocereus × Epiphyllum)
Heliphyllum
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00034
Origin Hibridación hortícola
Type hybrid
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×Nopalxochia Hybrids (Nopalxochia × Epiphyllum)
Nopalxochia Hybrids
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00036
Origin Hibridación hortícola (Europa/EE.UU.)
Type hybrid
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Schlumbergera russelliana
Christmas Cactus (historic ancestor)
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00026
Origin Brasil
Type species
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Selenicereus anthonyanus
Anthony's Ric Rac, Red Fishbone Cactus
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00025
Origin México
Type species
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×Seleniphyllum (Selenicereus × Epiphyllum)
Seleniphyllum
Specimen ID RN-EPIPH-00035
Origin Hibridación hortícola
Type hybrid