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Epiphyllum Hybrid
Epiphyllum hybrids, epiphyllums, epicacti, or just epis, also known as orchid cacti, which are widely grown for their flowers, are artificial hybrids derived primarily from species of the genus ''Disocactus''. These ''Disocactus'' species are not true epiphyllums, but they used to be included in the genus ''Epiphyllum''. Parental species Epiphyllum hybrids are mostly derived from one or more of the following species: * ''Disocactus crenatus'' (Lindl.) M.Á.Cruz & S.Arias (= ''Epiphyllum crenatum'' (Lindl.) G.Don) * ''Disocactus phyllanthoides'' (DC.) Barthlott (= ''Epiphyllum phyllanthoides'' (DC.) Sweet) * ''Disocactus speciosus'' (Cav.) Barthlott (= ''Epiphyllum speciosum'' (Cav.) Haw.) * ''Disocactus macranthus'' (Alexander) Kimnach & Hutchison (= ''Pseudorhipsalis macrantha'' Alexander) * ''Disocactus ackermannii'' (Haw.) Ralf Bauer (= ''Epiphyllum ackermannii'' Haw.) Epiphyllum crenatum 'Cooperi' (3773320410).jpg, Nopalxochia-01.JPG, Disocactus speciosus1MTFL.jpg, Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epiphyllum Wendy-2
''Epiphyllum'' (; "upon the leaf" in Greek language, Greek) is a genus of epiphyte, 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 themselves are large, with diameters ranging from 8 to 16 cm, white through red, with numerous petals. These flowers have notably short, nocturnal Anthesis, antheses, blooming only at night, and wilting 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 species that bears large, strongly fragrant flowers. Taxonomy It was published by Adrian Hardy H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selenicereus Grandiflorus
''Selenicereus grandiflorus'' is a cactus species originating from the Antilles, Mexico and Central America. The species is commonly referred to as queen of the night, night-blooming cereus (though these two terms are also used for other species), large-flowered cactus, sweet-scented cactus or vanilla cactus. The true species is extremely rare in cultivation. Most of the plants under this name belong to other species or hybrids. It is often confused with the genus '' Epiphyllum''. Etymology is Latin for 'large flowered'. When Carl Linnaeus described this cactus in 1753 it was the largest flowered species of cacti known. Paradoxically, its flowers are moderate in size compared with several other ''Selenicereus'' species. History Linnaeus described it in 1753, but it was known long before. Records from Hortus Kewensis gives that the species was grown at Royal Gardens at Hampton Court before 1700. There has been doubt about which plant was available to Linnaeus when he drew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disocactus × Kimnachii
''Disocactus'' is a genus of epiphyte, epiphytic cactus, cacti in the tribe Hylocereeae native plant, found in Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. It should not be confused with ''Discocactus'', which is a different genus. Species of ''Disocactus'' grow in tropics, tropical regions either on trees as epiphytes or on rocks as lithophytes. They have two distinct growth habits. Species such as ''Disocactus phyllanthoides, D. phyllanthoides'' have stems which are round at the base but then become flattened and leaflike. Many of the cultivated plants known as epiphyllum hybrids or just epiphyllums are derived from crosses between species of ''Disocactus'' (rather than ''Epiphyllum'') and other genera in the Hylocereeae., p. 286 Description The species of the genus ''Disocactus'' grow as epiphytes or lithophytes and are shrubby, profusely branched, hanging, up to 3 m long. The shoots are ribbed or flattened, 3-angled or flattened, ribbon-like, 3–10&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disocactus × Jenkinsonii
''Disocactus'' × ''jenkinsonii'' is a hybrid between ''Disocactus phyllanthoides'' and '' Disocactus speciosus''. It is perhaps the most commonly grown orchid cactus and seems to survive and flower under most conditions. It has a very complex taxonomic history and has been mistaken for '' Disocactus ackermannii'' for a long time. History In 1824, George Ackermann brought a part of a stem with him from Mexico and gave that to Tate who succeeded in flowering the specimen. Another specimen raised from Mexican seeds confirmed that this was really a novelty from Mexico and not a hybrid. The species was soon lost in cultivation. During the latter half of the 19th century, when cacti gave away to ferns, palms and orchids, only the toughest survived and as ''D. ackermannii'' is quite tricky it soon became lost in cultivation. About the same time some gardener succeeded in crossing ''D. phyllanthoides'' and ''D. speciosus'' producing a lovely red flowered hybrid. Being a vigorous, hardy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disocactus × Hansii
''Disocactus'' is a genus of epiphytic cacti in the tribe Hylocereeae found in Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. It should not be confused with '' Discocactus'', which is a different genus. Species of ''Disocactus'' grow in tropical regions either on trees as epiphytes or on rocks as lithophytes. They have two distinct growth habits. Species such as '' D. phyllanthoides'' have stems which are round at the base but then become flattened and leaflike. Many of the cultivated plants known as epiphyllum hybrids or just epiphyllums are derived from crosses between species of ''Disocactus'' (rather than '' Epiphyllum'') and other genera in the Hylocereeae., p. 286 Description The species of the genus ''Disocactus'' grow as epiphytes or lithophytes and are shrubby, profusely branched, hanging, up to 3 m long. The shoots are ribbed or flattened, 3-angled or flattened, ribbon-like, 3–10 mm wide, remotely crenate and leaf-like. The main shoot, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudorhipsalis
''Pseudorhipsalis'' is genus of cactus, cacti. This genus is often included in ''Disocactus''. It is epiphytic, many branched, and elongated with flattened, serrated cladodes. In its early life, it stands erect, but soon becomes prostrate. It produces numerous flowers. Description This genus is similar to ''Rhipsalis'' in that epiphytic species with small creamy white flowers are found. However, the flowers are different in that the ovaries and parts of the perianth are connected and the fruits have scales. Also, this genus is limited to Central America, with the exception of one species that ranges in South America. Areoles are small along the stem margin, usually at a higher level. From these areoles, new stems or flowers form. The flowers are small, short tubes or glasses - creamy white. Fruits are small berries that can be white or reddish in color. This genus is very scarce in cultivation. Species A 2017 study of the tribe Hylocereeae accepted the following species: One s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Frederick Anderson
Edward Frederick Anderson (Covina, California, June 17, 1932 – March 29, 2001) was an American botanist who conducted extensive explorations in Mexico. He was a leading specialist in the cactus family. He was Senior Research Botanist at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix. He chaired the International Organization for Succulent Plant Study. He was a member of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America and the Linnean Society of London. He was emeritus professor of biology at Whitman College Whitman College is a private liberal arts college in Walla Walla, Washington. The school offers 53 majors and 33 minors in the liberal arts and sciences, and it has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1. Founded as a seminary by a territorial l ..., where he taught for three decades. He collected '' Jasminocereus thouarsii''. Books * ''Peyote: The Divine Cactus''. University of Arizona Press, Tucson 1981, * ''Plants and People of the Golden Triangle: Ethnobotany of the Hill Tribes o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. It has an area of and a population of 675,647 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in the Northeastern United States after New York City and Philadelphia. The larger Greater Boston metropolitan statistical area has a population of 4.9 million as of 2023, making it the largest metropolitan area in New England and the Metropolitan statistical area, eleventh-largest in the United States. Boston was founded on Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by English Puritans, Puritan settlers, who named the city after the market town of Boston, Lincolnshire in England. During the American Revolution and American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War, Boston was home to several seminal events, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
