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Epiphyllum
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This article is about the genus Epiphyllum Haw. For a group of artificial hybrids known as epiphyllums, see Epiphyllum hybrid. For the genus Epiphyllum Pfeiff., see Schlumbergera.
Epiphyllum (/ˌɛpɪˈfɪləm/;[2] "upon the leaf" in Greek) is a genus of epiphytic plants in the cactus family (Cactaceae), native to Central America and South America. Common names for these species include climbing cacti, orchid cacti and leaf cacti, though the latter also refers to the genus Pereskia.
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Epiphyllum | |
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Epiphyllum oxypetalum | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Hylocereeae |
Genus: | Epiphyllum Haw. |
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Epiphyllum phyllanthus | |
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