The Hylocereeae are a tribe of cacti. Most are found in the tropical forests of Central and northern South America, and are climbers or epiphytes, unlike most cacti. The tribe includes between six and
Epiphyllum anguliger 91b
Acanthocereus tetragonus flower (right), A. subinermis flower and fruit (left)
Selenicereus, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, meaning "moon", and Latin cēreus, meaning "candle", sometimes known as moonlight cactus, is a genus of epiphytic, lithophytic, and terrestrial cacti, found in
Hylocereeae
…hybrids" or "epiphyllums", widely grown for their flowers, are hybrids of species within this tribe, particularly Disocactus, Pseudorhipsalis and Selenicereus, less often Epiphyllum, in spite of the common name. The members of the tribe are very variable in their morphology, especially when the terrestrial…