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Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Selenicereus ocamponis

Selenicereus ocamponis

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Climber
Growth—

Selenicereus ocamponis is native to the warm and seasonally dry tropical regions in western Mexico[1]. The fragrant flowers open during the night[2].

Propagation

Seed - Cuttings Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Selenicereus+ocamponis>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
  2. [2]The Cactus Family — Anderson E.F. · Timber Press; Portland, Oregon · 2001 · ISBN 0-88192-498-9 ↩︎An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation..
  3. [3]Cacti Biology and Uses — Nobel, Park S. (Editor) · University of California Press; Berkeley, California · 2002 · ISBN 0-520-23157-0 ↩︎A lot of information about the uses and cultivation of Cacti native to central Mexico