Английская Википедия:Epiphyllum
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Epiphyllum (Шаблон:IPAc-en;[1] "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.
Description
The stems are broad and flat, 1–5 cm broad, 3–5 mm thick, usually with lobed edges. The flowers are large, 8–16 cm diameter, white through red, with numerous petals. Flowers bloom only at night, and wilt at dawn. The fruit is edible, very similar to the pitaya fruit from the closely related genus Hylocereus, though not so large, being only 3–4 cm long. The broad-leaved epiphyllum (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) is particularly well-known. It bears large, strongly fragrant flowers that each usually open for a single night only.
The plants known as epiphyllum hybrids, epiphyllums or just epis, which are widely grown for their flowers, are artificial hybrids of species within the tribe Hylocereeae, particularly species of Disocactus. In spite of the common name, the involvement of Epiphyllum species as parents of epiphyllum hybrids is unconfirmed.[2][3]
Extant species
Шаблон:As of, Plants of the World Online accepts 10 species:[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Файл:Epiphyllum baueri.jpg | Epiphyllum baueri Dorsch | Colombia, Panama |
| Epiphyllum cartagense (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose | Costa Rica, Panama | |
| Файл:Selenicereus chrysocardium flowers.jpg | Epiphyllum chrysocardium Alexander | Mexico |
| Epiphyllum grandilobum (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose | Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama | |
| Файл:Night queen flower1.JPG | Epiphyllum hookeri Haw. | Mexico, Central America, Venezuela; introduced to Florida |
| Файл:Epiphyllum laui2LAU.jpg | Epiphyllum laui Kimnach | Mexico |
| Файл:Anandashayanam poov5.JPG | Epiphyllum oxypetalum (DC.) Haw. | Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico |
| Файл:Epiphyllum phyllanthus in Blüte.jpg | Epiphyllum phyllanthus (L.) Haw. | Mexico to Venezuela then south to Argentina |
| Файл:Epiphyllum pumilum flower 3.jpg | Epiphyllum pumilum Britton & Rose | Guatemala, Mexico |
| Файл:Epiphyllum thomasianum (as Phyllocactus thomasianus) 1.41.jpg | Epiphyllum thomasianum (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose | Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua |
Formerly placed here
- Disocactus crenatus (Lindl.) M.Á.Cruz & S.Arias (as Epiphyllum crenatum (Lindl.) G.Don)
- Disocactus lepidocarpus (F.A.C.Weber) M.Á.Cruz & S.Arias (as Epiphyllum lepidocarpum (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose)
- Disocactus phyllanthoides (DC.) Barthlott (as E. phyllanthoides (DC.) Sweet[5])
References
External links
Шаблон:Commons category Шаблон:Wikispecies
- Epi Species (GotEpis.com), a comprehensive list of genera of epiphytic cacti.
- ↑ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite conference
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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