Cactaceae
Princess of the night
Selenicereus pteranthus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Selenicereus
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 夜之女王, 翼花蛇鞭柱
- English
- Princess of the night
- German
- Prinzessin der Nacht
- Spanish
- Pitayita-nocturna Flor de la Noche, Reina de la Noche
- Swedish
- Nattens prinsessa
Synonyms
- Cereus grandiflorus var. ophites K.Schum.
- Cereus nycticalus Link ex A.Dietr.
- Cereus pteranthus Link ex A.Dietr.
- Cereus vaupelii Weing.
- Selenicereus grandiflorus var. telli Borg
- Selenicereus nycticalus (Link ex A.Dietr.) W.T.Marshall
- Selenicereus vaupelii (Weing.) A.Berger
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
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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.