Strophocactus wittii

Amazon moonflower
	Leaves and flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Strophocactus
Species:	S. wittii
Binomial name
	Strophocactus wittii; (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
Synonyms
	Cereus wittii K.Schum. ; Selenicereus wittii (K.Schum.) G.D.Rowley ;

Strophocactus wittii, synonym Selenicereus wittii, known as the Amazon moonflower, is a species of plant in the genus Strophocactus in the cactus family (Cactaceae), and is one of several species commonly called "moonflowers".^[2] It was first described in 1900 and is one of three species of cactus found in the central Amazon basin.

It grows epiphytically on the trunks of trees in seasonally flooded forests of the Amazon basin, which is regularly flooded for a few weeks each year. During this time, the seeds spread through the water, which is unique within the cactus family.

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