Epiphyllum chrysocardium
Epiphyllum chrysocardium is an epiphytic cactus endemic to Mexico. It is sometimes called fern leaf cactus, or golden heart epiphyllum.
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Epiphyllum chrysocardium is a large, epiphytic plant with pale green flat, fleshy stems, up to 1.8 m long, and up to 30 cm wide phylloclades.Generative characteristics
The nocturnal, white, fragrant flowers are 30–35 cm long. The filaments are golden yellow. The stigma has 12–13 lobes. The green, globose, 5–6.5 cm long, and 4–5 cm wide fruit is densely covered in bristles.Taxonomy
It was published by Edward Johnston Alexander in 1956.It used to be the only species in the genus Chiapasophyllum, in addition to a former inclusion in the genus Selenicereus, but molecular phylogenetic studies show that it belongs to Epiphyllum.