Cactaceae
Climbing cactus
Epiphyllum phyllanthus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Epiphyllum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 廣佈曇花, 叶下珠昙花
- English
- Climbing cactus
Synonyms
- Cactus phyllanthus L.
- Cereus phyllanthus (L.) DC.
- Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. phyllanthus
- Opuntia phyllanthus (L.) Mill.
- Phyllocactus phyllanthus (L.) Link
- Phyllocactus speciosus Kostel.
- Rhipsalis phyllanthus (L.) K.Schum.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 66 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Celso Henrique Varela Rios, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: portioid, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: caymanmatt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hector Gabriel, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: paul dorion, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Paulo C. O. Cunha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Palma Quesada Édgar Mauricio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Helio Lourencini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jemma Montgomery, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.