Epiphyllum: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Epiphyllum
Species
Scientific Name: Epiphyllum

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Epiphyllum

Epiphyllum, ; from Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-), meaning "upon", and φύλλον (phúllon), meaning "leaf", is a genus of epiphytic plants in the cactus family (Cactaceae), native to Central America and South America. Common names for these species include climbing cacti, orchid cacti and leaf cacti, though the latter also refers to the genus Pereskia.

Epiphyllum in languages:

Chinese: 曇花屬
English: Orchid cactus
Japanese: クジャクサボテン属

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