Cactaceae
Queen of the night
Selenicereus grandiflorus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Selenicereus
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- صبار قائم, صبار شمعدان, مسيلين
- Chinese
- 大花蛇鞭柱, 蛇鞭柱, 西施仙人柱, 乌尔巴蛇鞭柱, 大轮柱, 锥花孔雀
- Danish
- Nattens dronning
- Dutch
- Koningin van de nacht, Koningin der nacht, Nachtcactus
- English
- Queen of the night
- Estonian
- Suureõieline kuukaktus, Öökuninganna
- Finnish
- Yönkuningatar
- German
- Königin der Nacht
- lah
- رات دی سسی
- Malayalam
- സെലെനിസെറിയസ് ഗ്രാൻഡിഫ്ലോറസ്
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Nattens dronning
- Slovenian
- Kraljica noči
- Spanish
- Pitayita-nocturna Reina de la Noche, Reina de la noche, Reina de las flores, Flor de baile, Reina gigante
- Swedish
- Nattens drottning
- Ukrainian
- Селеніцереус великоквітковий
Synonyms
- Cactus grandiflorus L.
- Cereus antoinii Pfeiff.
- Cereus grandiflorus (L.) Mill.
- Cereus grandiflorus var. affinis Salm-Dyck
- Cereus grandiflorus var. armatus (K.Schum.) L.D.Benson
- Cereus grandiflorus var. minor Salm-Dyck ex C.F.Först.
- Cereus grandiflorus var. uranos (B.Schulz) Schelle
- Cereus grandiflorus var. uranos (B.Schulz) K.Schum.
- Cereus grandiflorus var. uranus Riccob.
- Cereus nycticalus var. armatus K.Schum.
- Cereus obtusus Pfeiff.
- Cereus ophites Lem.
- Cereus rosaceus Pfeiff.
- Cereus scandens var. minor Boerh. ex Arendt
- Cereus uranos B.Schulz
- Cereus urbanianus Gürke & Weing.
- Selenicereus grandiflorus var. affinis (Salm-Dyck) Borg
- Selenicereus grandiflorus var. barbadensis Engelm. ex Borg
- Selenicereus grandiflorus var. ophites (Lem.) Borg
- Selenicereus grandiflorus var. uranus (Riccob.) Borg
- Selenicereus urbanianus (Gürke & Weing.) Britton & Rose
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicole, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rebecca Thiele, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.