Biology:Epiphyllum hookeri

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Short description: Species of cactus

Epiphyllum hookeri
Epiphyllum hookeri (4).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Epiphyllum
Species:
E. hookeri
Binomial name
Epiphyllum hookeri
Haw.
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Cereus hookeri (Haw.) Pfeifer
  • Cereus marginatus Salm-Dyck
  • Epiphyllum phyllanthus subsp. hookeri (Haw.) U.Guzmán
  • Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. hookeri (Haw.) Kimnach
  • Epiphyllum stenopetalum (C.F.Först.) Britton & Rose
  • Epiphyllum strictum (Lem.) Britton & Rose
  • Phyllocactus hookeri (Haw.) Salm-Dyck
  • Phyllocactus stenopetalus Salm-Dyck
  • Phyllocactus strictus Lem.

Epiphyllum hookeri is a species of climbing cactus in the Epiphyllum genus. It forms showy white flowers and is native from Mexico through Central America to Venezuela.[1] A perennial, it was introduced to Florida and some West Indian islands.[1][3]

Side shot of twin blooms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Epiphyllum hookeri Haw.", Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:132926-1, retrieved 2020-05-15 
  2. ↑ Korotkova, Nadja; Borsch, Thomas; Arias, Salvador (2017-11-03). "A phylogenetic framework for the Hylocereeae (Cactaceae) and implications for the circumscription of the genera". Phytotaxa 327 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.327.1.1. ISSN 1179-3163. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.327.1.1. 
  3. ↑ "Plants Profile for Epiphyllum hookeri (Climbing cactus)". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile%3Fsymbol%3DEPHO2. 

Wikidata ☰ Q309969 entry




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