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What is the botanical name of this flowering plant? See the link below.

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  1. Friend,

    It's botanical name is "Epiphylum Oxypetallum".

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  2. Strange are the ways of Nature. The night-blooming Orchid Cactus (Epiphylum Oxypetallum) is one such wonderful creation in the plant world. This plant itself looks as though it forgot to grow, well… like a plant. It has just long leaves sticking out of the ground. There is no stem or trunk as such. Other leaves go out of the sides of the leaf. Wait. The best is yet to come. The flower, like a second leaf, grows out of the leaf directly.The flower, in brilliant white, starts to bloom very late in the evening, lasts all of two hours!! If you don’t watch for it, the flower closes up and droops its head as though ashamed of its short life. The full bloom is usually the size of a large palm, with very prominent yellow-headed stamen. A very faint pleasant smell wafts through to and the petals look so delicate that one is afraid to touch it.

    It is very easy to propagate this plant. Just break a leaf and stick it into the ground. Voila! Another plant springs up in no time. It requires full sun and well drained soil. No known pests attack this hardy plant. Truly a magnificent specimen of the botanical world.There is some confusion about its Indian name. It is often called Bramha Kamalam but I think it could be a mistake because the real Bramha Kamalam (Saussurea Obvallatta) is an exotic Himalayan flower belonging to the Sun Flower family, found in higher altitudes (between 3000m and 5000m) It is one of the star attractions of the Valley of Flowers, while the Orchid cactus actually belongs to the cactus family and cannot tolerate frost.

    My search in the web too did not lend clarity conclusively. However, the Indian Government has released a postage stamp depicting the flower bramha kamalam, which is also the State flower of Uttaranchal.

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