Epiphyllum hookeri

Epiphyllum hookeri
Scientific classification
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 marginatusSalm-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 stenopetalusSalm-Dyck Phyllocactus strictusLem.

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. "Epiphyllum hookeri Haw.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 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.
3. "Plants Profile for Epiphyllum hookeri (Climbing cactus)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-16.