Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
galán de noche, reina de la noche, novia de la noche, Dutchman's-pipe zactus, queen of the night
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Epiphyllum
Species
oxypetalum
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Cereus latifrons Zucc. ex Pfeiff.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1991
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Clavijo, P. Valdebenito, H. & Hurtado, F. (1991) Plantas introducidas en las areas urbanas de las islas Galapagos. Typescript reports in files of Botany Dept.
- CONABIO (2009) Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. Cap. nat. México 1.
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
- Standley, P.C. Williams, L.O. (1962) Cactaceae. In: Standley, P.C. & L.O. Williams (eds.) Flora of Guatemala - Part VII. Fieldiana, Bot. 24(7/2): 187–234.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- Véliz Pérez, M.E (2008) Las Cactáceas de Guatemala. Cactáceas Guatemala 1-129.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Epiphyllum oxypetalum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1675. Accessed 4 November 2026.