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Cereus pteranthus Link & Otto ex A.Dietr.
Allg. Gartenzeitung (Otto & Dietrich) 2: 209 (-210). 1834
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Selenicereus pteranthus (Link & Otto ex A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 431. 1909

Cereus pteranthus (Selenicereus pteranthus) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger
Around midnight the fragrant, ghostly, white flowers of are at their alluring peak. The flowers are very fragrant, trumpet-shaped nearly 30 cm long. It starts opening around 10 P.M., is fully opened about mid-night and gradually withers about dawn.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Selenicereus pteranthus (Link & Otto ex A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 431. 1909
Synonymy: 11
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: large-flowered night cactus, large flowered torch thistle, large blooming cereus, lunar flower, Princess of the Night, vanilla cactus, sweet-scented cactus, large-flowering cactus, night-blooming cereus, snake cactus, Queen of the night
AFRIKAANS (Afrikaans): Koningin van die Nag
ARABIC ( لعربية ): ملكة الليل
CHINESE (中文): 蛇鞭柱
DANISH (Dansk): Nattens Dronning, nattens princesse
DUTCH (Nederlands): Koningin van de Nacht
ESTONIAN (Eesti): Öökuninganna
FINNISH (Suomi): Yönkuningatar
FRENCH (Français): fleur d'amour, cierge rampant à grandes fleurs, vierge à grandes fleurs, cierge à grande fleurs, princesse de la nuit, reine de la nuit
GERMAN (Deutsch): Königin der Nacht, Schlangencereus, Schlangenkaktus
ITALIAN (Italiano): cacto grandifloro, regina della notte
PORTUGUESE (Português): flor-de-baile, cardeiro trepador
ROMANIAN (Română): Cactus din Antilele Olandeze
RUSSIAN (Русский): Царица ночи
SERBIAN (Српски / Srpski): Царица ноћи
SPANISH (Español): Reina de la noche, Organillo, Gigante, Cardon, Reina Gigante, Reina de las Flores, Princesa-de-la-Noche, Flor de la Noche, Pitayita-nocturna, Pitahaya Real, Princesa de la Noche
SWEDISH (Svenska): nattens princessa, nattens drottning
VIETNAMESE (Tiếng Việt): Hoa quỳnh


27359 alexander Alexander Arzberger
Cereus pteranthus (Selenicereus pteranthus) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger
27357 alexander Alexander Arzberger
Cereus pteranthus (Selenicereus pteranthus) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger

27358 alexander Alexander Arzberger
Cereus pteranthus (Selenicereus pteranthus) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger
27356 alexander Alexander Arzberger
Cereus pteranthus (Selenicereus pteranthus) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger


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