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Epiphyllum oxypetalum
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Family:
CACTACEAE
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Citation: Epiphyllum oxypetalum (DC.) Haw., Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 6:109. 1829.
Cereus oxypetalus DC., Prodr. 3: 470. 1828.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Nisagandhi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Belle de Nuit, Dutchman's Pipe, Lady of the Night, Night blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night
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Description:
Unarmed; primary stems terete, laterals flat, to 30 x 10 cm, elliptic-acuminate, green, margins undulate-crenate. Flowers campanulate, to 30 x 15 cm, nocturnal, nodding; tube to 20 x 1 cm, longer than limb; scales numerous, near apex. Perianth bright rose; outer tepals narrow, reddish, inner ones to 2.5 cm wide, white. Stamens numerous, elongate, in 2 series.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
June-September
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as an ornamental plant
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Distribution:
Native of Central America
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Pink, White, Rose
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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