Climbing cactus

Epiphyllum hookeri

Epiphyllum hookeri Haw. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Epiphyllum.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is CAYOO, MXS, GUA, SOUTHEASTERNUSA, WINSV, TRTOO, WINMA, NIC, MXTYU, MEXICO, CUB_OO, PAN; NC. Mexico to C. America, Trinidad to N. Venezuela.1

POWO records the plant context as epiphyte, wet tropical.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Epiphyllum hookeri Haw.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:132926-1
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Epiphyllum hookeri". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/6379095
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Native Habitat

NC. Mexico to C. America, Trinidad to N. Venezuela

Automatically collected source range/note: CAY_OO, MXS, GUA, SOUTHEASTERN_USA, WIN_SV, TRT_OO, WIN_MA, NIC, MXT_YU, MEXICO, CUB_OO, PAN; NC. Mexico to C. America, Trinidad to N. Venezuela.