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
	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[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Epiphyllum hookeri Haw.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-05-15
^ 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.
^ "Plants Profile for Epiphyllum hookeri (Climbing cactus)".

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[POWO_132926-1-1] "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)".

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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 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.