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Epiphyllum phyllanthus (climbing cactus)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Epiphyllum phyllanthus, commonly known as the climbing cactus is a species of epiphytic cacti. It has no leaves, instead having stems that photosynthesise. It is thought to be pollinated by hawkmoths, as the flowers only open at night and produce a strong fragrance. It is the most common epiphyte on the tree, Platypodium elegans, particularly growing in cavities in the trunk.
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Infraspecies

Epiphyllum phyllanthus cleistogamus
Epiphyllum phyllanthus phyllanthus
Epiphyllum phyllanthus rubrocoronatum
Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. plattsii

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Low
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Shrub

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Barbilla National Park II 29582 Costa Rica  
Carara National Park II 12983 Costa Rica  
Corcovado National Park 115845 Costa Rica  
Tortuguero National Park II 47632 Costa Rica
Volcán Tenorio National Park II 31877 Costa Rica

Predators

Callithrix aurita (white-eared marmoset)[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Diet of Buffy Tufted-Eared Marmosets (Callithrix aurita) in a Forest Fragment in Southeastern Brazil, Milene M. Martins and Eleonore Z. F. Setz, International Journal of Primatology, Vol. 21, No. 3, 2000, pp. 467-476
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0