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Epiphyllum oxypetalum


Common Name(s): Dutchman's-Pipe Cactus
Synonym(s): Cereus oxypetalus, Phyllocactus oxypetalus, Cereus latifrons, Epiphyllum latifrons, Phyllocactus grandis, Epiphyllum grande, Epiphyllum acuminatum
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Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Hylocereeae
Distribution: Costa Rica : El Salvador : Guatemala : Honduras : Nicaragua : Mexico (Central America, North America)
Habit: Flattened-Leaflike
Flower: WhiteEncounterability: Common Worldwide
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Epiphyllum oxypetalum
E. oxypetalum
Picture taken at: Daiv Freeman's Private Collection

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
E. oxypetalum
Picture taken at: Daiv Freeman's Private Collection

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
E. oxypetalum
Picture taken at: Daiv Freeman's Private Collection

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
E. oxypetalum
Picture taken at: Daiv Freeman's Private Collection

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
E. oxypetalum
Picture taken at: Daiv Freeman's Private Collection

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
E. oxypetalum
Picture taken at: Habitat in Santa tecla, El Salvador

Photographer: Joel Lode

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