Orchid Cactus
Orchid cactus is an English name for a plant which may refer to: * Epiphyllum hybrid, one of a number of hybrid cacti derived primarily from species of the genus ''Disocactus'', often collectively called "epiphyllums" or "epis", for example: ** ''Disocactus'' ×''hybridus'' * ''Epiphyllum ''Epiphyllum'' (; "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, thoug ...

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 ...
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Disocactus ×hybridus
''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, which r ...
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