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Definition of Genus epiphyllum
1. Noun. Small genus of tropical American (mainly Central America) cacti.
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Cactaceae, Cactus Family, Family Cactaceae
Member holonyms: Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Epiphyllum
Literary usage of Genus epiphyllum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1914)
"... Guatemala and Panama; Cook's Relationship of Pseudophoenix, a curious relative
of the Date Palm; Britton and Rose's genus epiphyllum, in which two new ..."
2. The Ladies' Companion to the Flower Garden: Being an Alphabetical by Jane (Webb) Loudon (1865)
"... and comprising those Cacti that produce their flowers on their leaves.
The genus Epiphyllum is, however, now given up, and the plants in it are called ..."
3. How Plants are Trained to Work for Man by Luther Burbank (1921)
"One of the first pets of my childhood days was a thornless cactus, a beautiful
little plant of the genus Epiphyllum. There are also members of the Cereus ..."
4. The Principles of Biology by Herbert Spencer (1899)
"So that here, and in the genus Epiphyllum, which has this character still more
marked, the plant appears to be composed of fleshy leaves growing one upon ..."
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