| Family Name | Cactaceae |
| Scientific name | Epiphyllum “wendy” cultivar |
| Common name | 月下美人 瓊花 鳳花 金鉤蓮 |
| Growth habit | Growing in detritus-rich sandy soil, enjoying dank and foggy environment, cannot be exposed in sun for long time, and is not cold-resistant. |
| Leaf | Main branch cylindrical, rod flat, green, leafy, wavy edge, rib strong and thick, no leave blade. |
| Flower | Large, bloom like as a “bowl mouth”, was born in the edge of leafy branches, flower double petals, pure white, petals draped needle-shaped, flowering in the evenings and withering in early next day. Florescence between June and October. |
| Fruit | Fruit with long and round shape, red color, juice. |
| More to learn | Native to South Africa, Mexico regions. It belongs to the drought mesophytes tropical desert plant. As it blooms in the evening and has fragrant, it is also known as “Beauty under the moon”. Flowering lengths for 4 to 5 hours, so people uses “short-lived” to describe a very short time. It means fleeting opportunity. |
| Properties | Flower: sweet, neutral, clearing the lung for suppressing cough, cooling blood and relieving hemorrhage and nourishing the heart for calming the mental state. Stem: sour, salt, cool, clearing heat-toxin. |
| Treats | Lung-heat, cough, phlegm. Governance heart Stomach pain, vomiting blood, the most suitable for tuberculosis. |
| Reference | 曇花 曇花屬 Epiphyllum 曇花 Tanhua |