Epiphyllum oxypetalum is a species of cactus. E. oxypetalum rarely blooms and only at night, and its flowers wilt before dawn

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Epiphyllum oxypetalum, a night-blooming cactus flower. It is commonly and erroneously referred to as Brahma Kamal locally in India. It flowers in late spring or early summer. Flower blooms rarely and only at night – mysteriously, the flower wilts before dawn.

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