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Cactus oxypetalus Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 3: 470. 1828 [mid Mar 1828]
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Epiphyllum oxypetalum (DC.) Haw.
Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. (Aug 1829) 109.

Cactus oxypetalus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) Photo by: Raffa C. Garcia

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Epiphyllum oxypetalum (DC.) Haw.
Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. (Aug 1829) 109.
Synonymy: 14
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Dutchman's Pipe Cactus, Orchid Cactus, Night Queen, Jungle Cactus, Dutchman's Pipe, Queen of the Night, Night Blooming Cereus
CHINESE (中文): Yue Xia Mei Ren, 曇花 (Tan-Hua), Qiong Hua, Jin Gou Lian
GERMAN (Deutsch): Königer Der Nacht
HINDI ( हिन्दी): Nishagandhi, Gul-E-Bakawali
HUNGARIAN (Magyar): Levélkaktusz
INDONESIAN (Bahasa Indonesia): Wijaya Kusuma
JAPANESE (日本語): 月下美人 (Gekka Bijin)
LITHUANIAN (Lietuvių): Didysis lapenis
MARATHI (मराठी): Brahma Kamal, Nishagandhi
RUSSIAN (Русский): Эпифиллум остролепестный
SINHALESE: Kadapul
SPANISH (Español): Reins De La Noche, Nopalillo Criollo
SWEDISH (Svenska): Stor Bladkaktus
THAI (ภาษาไทย): Dtohn Boh Dtan
URDU (اردو): Bakavali



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