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Epiphyllum oxypetalum (DC.) Haw.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Haw. (n.d.). In: Phil. Mag. (Aug. 1829) 109.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Caryophyllales
family
Cactaceae
genus
Epiphyllum
species
Epiphyllum oxypetalum

Name

Synonyms
Cactus oxypetalus Moc. & Sessé
Cactus oxypetalus Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
Cereus latifrons Zucc.
Cereus latifrons Zucc. ex Pfeiff., 1837
Cereus oxypetalus DC.
Epiphyllum acuminatum K.Schum.
Epiphyllum grande (Lem.) Britton & Rose
Epiphyllum latifrons (Zucc.) Pfeiff.
Epiphyllum oxypetalum var. purpusii (Weing.) Backeb.
Epiphyllum purpusii (Weing.) F.M.Knuth
Phyllocactus acuminatus (K.Schum.) K.Schum.
Phyllocactus grandis Lem.
Phyllocactus guyanensis Brongn.
Phyllocactus guyanensis Brongn. ex Labour.
Phyllocactus latifrons (Zucc.) Link
Phyllocactus latifrons (Zucc.) Link ex Walp.
Phyllocactus oxypetalus (DC.) Link ex Walp., 1843
Phyllocactus oxypetalus (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Link
Phyllocactus purpusii Weing.
Homonyms
Epiphyllum oxypetalum (DC.) Haw.
Common names
Belle de nuit in French
Dutchman's Pipe Cactus in English
Dutchman's pipe cactus in language.
Dutchman's-pipe cactus in English
Nopalillo criollo in Spanish
reina de la noche in Spanish
stor bladkaktus in Swedish
tan hua in language.
Dutchman's Pipe Cactus in English
Nopalillo Criollo in Spanish

Bibliographic References

  1. Fl. bras.,vol. 4 part. 2, P04P2N0045
  2. Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem.,6: 109.,1829
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