Epiphyllum

== Translingual == === Etymology === From epi- (“above; around”, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí)) +‎ -phyllum (“leaf”, from Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon)). === Proper noun === Epiphyllum n A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – climbing cactuses, orchid cactuses, leaf cactuses. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Cactaceae – family; Cactoideae – subfamily; Hylocereeae – tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Epiphyllum phyllanthus (climbing cactus) – type species ==== Descendants ==== → English: epiphyllum === References === Epiphyllum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Epiphyllum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Epiphyllum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons