Nightblooming cereus
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Nightblooming cereus (night-blooming cereus, night blooming cereus), Reina de la noche or Queen of the night are names of many cacti - among others:
- Selenicereus grandiflorus - the genuine" queen of the night
- Peniocereus greggii or Arizona queen of the night
- Epiphyllum oxypetalum
- Hylocereus undatus
See also nightblooming cactus.
Queen of the night also refers to Cestrum nocturnum, or night blooming jasmine.
Queen of the night is a popular "black-flowered" cultivar of tulip.
"Queen of the Night" is also the name of a major character from Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Queen of the Night is the new name of a Babylonian goddess sculpture formerly known as the Burney Relief.
It could also refer to "Queen of the Night (song)," a song by Whitney Houston.