Martha's exotic Backyard in Israel
Selenicereus anthonyanus, Cryptocereus anthonyanus,
Fish Bone Cactus, Rick Rack Cactus, Zig-zag cactus,
קריפטוצראוס זיגזגי

Scientific name:		Selenicereus anthonyanus (Alexander) D. Hunt
Synonym name:		Cryptocereus anthonyanus Alexander
Common name:		Fish Bone Cactus, Rick Rack Cactus, Zig-zag cactus
Hebrew name:		קריפטוצראוס זיגזגי
Plant Family:		Cactaceae, Cactus Family, צבריים

Location: My backyard

Life form:		Climbing and epiphytic (a plant that grows non-parasitically on a tree or other plant)
Stems:		Primary stems clinging by aerial roots, to 2 m long or more, flattened, shallowly lobed; lateral branches to 1 m or more, 2-winged, 7-15 cm wide, broadly and deeply dentate-lobed, the lobes 25-45 mm long and 10-16 mm wide, 4-6 mm thick, tapered and curved, apex obtuse; areoles in the sinuses;
Leaves:		Succulent, flat and deeply cut lobes, seem to grow in a zig-zag pattern
Inflorescence:		Nocturnal, very fragrant
Flowers:		White and cream, madder purple; 12 cm long
Fruits / pods:		Ovoid, 6 x 5 cm long, fragrant, areoles 4 mm with spines 1–2 cm, dark green; seeds 2 x 1,5 mm, black
Flowering Period:		May,June
Origin:		Chiapas, Mexico

Location: My backyard Derivation of the botanical name: Selenicereus, Greek Σελήνη, Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon, cereus(Latin), "waxy", a night-blooming cereus. anthonyanus, named for Dr. Harold E. Anthony who first flowered this species in June 1950. Cryptocereus means literally "hidden cereus". The standard author abbreviation Alexander is used to indicate Edward Johnston Alexander (1901 – 1985), an American botanist. The standard author abbreviation D. Hunt is used to indicate David Richard Hunt (born 1938) , an English botanist and taxonomist. The flowers of the 'moonlight cactus' are ca. 12 cm long, 10–15 cm wide, the outer inner tepals purplish, the inner cream and nocturnal. Location: My backyard Location: My backyard