The name Epiphyllum is a slight homonymy case. This name is used according to the rules of several different nomenclatural codes.

Epiphyllum A.H. Haworth

Botany

Taxonomy

Cactaceae 152

Species

Epiphyllum ackermannii Haw. 3 3
Epiphyllum altensteinii Pfeiff. 3 3
Epiphyllum anguliger (Lem.) G.Don 2 2
Epiphyllum anomalum 1
Epiphyllum cartagense (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose 2 2
Epiphyllum caudatum Britton & Rose 1 1
Epiphyllum chrysocardium Alexander 9 2
Epiphyllum coccineum 1 1
Epiphyllum costaricense (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose 8 8
Epiphyllum crenatum (Lindl.) G.Don 6 6
Epiphyllum grandiflorum 1 1
Epiphyllum guatemalense Britton & Rose 1 1
Epiphyllum hookeri Haw. 1 1
Epiphyllum hybridum Hort. ex Pfeiff. 1 1
Epiphyllum macropterum (Lem.) Britton & Rose 1 1
Epiphyllum oxypetalum (DC.) Haw. 16 12
Epiphyllum pfersdorfii hort. 1 1
Epiphyllum phyllanthus (L.) Haw. 36 32
Epiphyllum pittieri (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose 7 7
Epiphyllum ruckerianum Lem. 2 2
Epiphyllum russelianum Hook. 1 1
Epiphyllum sp. 27 19
Epiphyllum stenopetalum Britton & Rose 2 1
Epiphyllum strictum (Lem.) Britton & Rose 3 3
Epiphyllum thomasianum (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose 1 1

152 Specimens registered in collections

Collection Number of specimens (or sets)
Cons. et Jard. Bot. de Nancy (NCY) 6
Jardins (JB) 21
Plantes vasculaires (P) 114
Univ. Montpellier - Inst. de Botanique (MPU) 11

Epiphyllum A.H. Haworth

Zoology