Dutchman's pipe cactus

Epiphyllum pumilum

Epiphyllum pumilum Britton & Rose 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 MXTTB, GUA, MXTCA, MXTCI, HON, MXS, MXSMI, MXT, MXSJA, MXSCL, MXSGR, MXSOA; S. Mexico to Honduras.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent epiphyte, seasonally dry 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 pumilum Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:92748-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Epiphyllum pumilum". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5620957
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Native Habitat

S. Mexico to Honduras

Automatically collected source range/note: MXT_TB, GUA, MXT_CA, MXT_CI, HON, MXS, MXS_MI, MXT, MXS_JA, MXS_CL, MXS_GR, MXS_OA; S. Mexico to Honduras.