Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Epiphyllum phyllanthus group

• Epiphyllum phyllanthus (L.) Haw.: Flower up to 30 cm long, slender and scented, white in colour. Slender tube and long slender rose-pink style and about 10 white lobes. Distribution:
• Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. boliviense (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.: has wider stronger stem, and flowers much larger and inclined to be luminous. Beautiful scent. Distribution: Bolivia.
• Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. columbiense (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.: has smaller flower than the species- to about10 cm long -short tube with pinkish style having 5/7 white lobes. Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Panama.
• Epiphyllum phyllanthus subs. rubrocoronatum (Kimnach) Ralf Bauer: has long slender branches, flowers with orange filaments, larger style which is pinkish-orange below and deep red or purplish above with 10/13 orange lobes; tepals 4-5 cm long; fruits 4.5-7.5 cm long. Distribution: Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.