Epiphyllum phyllanthus

Common name: Climbing Cactus

Family: Cactaceae

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Country of Origin: central & south America

Description:

Uses:

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USDA Zone: 10b-11

Source: Smith College

Provenance:

• Smith College# 196-10

• Seed collected by Rob Nicholson Smith College
  Rio Napo, river drainage, white sandy area, Brazil
  

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• SubClass: core eudicots
• Order: Caryophyllales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Cactaceae
• SubFamily: Cactoideae
• Tribe: Phyllocacteae
• SubTribe: Hylocereinae

References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Saturday, July 16, 2016.
2. Epiphyllum phyllanthus at WikiSpecies. Last accessed on Friday, September 16, 2016.
3. Epiphyllum phyllanthus at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Friday, September 16, 2016.

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