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Epiphyllum hookeri
Cactus flower -- Epiphyllum hookeri.jpg
Scientific classification
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. A perennial, it was introduced to Florida and some West Indian islands.

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Side shot of twin blooms

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