Nightblooming cereus
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Night-blooming cereus, also called Queen of the night or Reina de la noche, are names of several genera and species of nightblooming cactus, including:
- Echinopsis, e.g. E. pachanoi (San Pedro Cactus)
- Epiphyllum, e.g. E. oxypetalum (Dutchman's Pipe Cactus)
- Hylocereus, e.g. H. undatus (Red Pitaya)
- Peniocereus, e.g. P. greggii (Arizona Queen-of-the-night)
- Selenicereus, e.g. S. grandiflorus (Vanilla Cactus), probably the most famous
Queen of the night is also the name of other plants, including:
- Cestrum nocturnum, also called "night-blooming jasmine" though it is not a jasmine.
- a black-flowered tulip cultivar.
[edit] See also
- Queen of the Night, a disambiguation page
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