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Flower of Selenicereus anthonyanus. Photo courtesy of Paul Kaluschke.<\/figcaption><\/figure>A native of Chiapas, Mexico, Selenicereus anthonyanus <\/em>is one of a fairly small group of epiphytic cacti.\u00a0The strange habit of S. anthonyanus <\/em>suggests that throughout many thousands of years the climate of the area in which it resided changed from an arid environment to a more tropical environment and S. anthonyanus <\/em>had to adapt in order to survive.\u00a0Since rainfall and moisture in this new climate was no longer the most difficult resource to acquire, and sunlight had become scarcer due to the new climate that allowed taller and faster growing plants to shade out low-growing plants, S. anthonyanus <\/em>developed a broad, slim stem that did not store water as well but was much better at gathering sunlight.\u00a0In fact, many scientists believe that this thinning and partitioning of sections of the stem is an attempt for these members of the cactus family (Cactaceae) to redevelop the leaves that they lost long ago.\u00a0In addition to a slimmer leaf-like appearance, the stem produces small adventitious roots along its surface that allow it to grip on to trees and climb as high as possible to obtain maximum light.<\/p>\n

Although most people have never seen one in person, the flower of S. anthonyanus <\/em>is one of its greatest features.\u00a0It is very difficult to get to bloom, but if one is lucky the results are spectacular.\u00a0The flower can be as much as a foot across and full of golden stamens.\u00a0Selenicereus anthonyanus <\/em>blooms only once a year, however, and only for one night.\u00a0 Pollination in this species is not completely understood, but it is believed that bats are responsible for pollination, which is supported by the nocturnal blooming habit of S. anthonyanus<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A native of Chiapas, Mexico, Selenicereus anthonyanus is one of a fairly small group of epiphytic cacti.\u00a0The strange habit of S. anthonyanus suggests that throughout many thousands of years the climate of the area in which it resided changed from an arid environment to a more tropical environment and S. anthonyanus had to adapt in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":252,"featured_media":0,"parent":363,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-368","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nSelenicereus anthonyanus - Roger Clapp Greenhouses & Littlefield Garden - University of Maine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/littlefieldgarden\/home\/plants-in-the-greenhouse\/selenicereus-anthonyanus\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Selenicereus anthonyanus - Roger Clapp Greenhouses & Littlefield Garden - University of Maine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A native of Chiapas, Mexico, Selenicereus anthonyanus is one of a fairly small group of epiphytic cacti.\u00a0The strange habit of S. anthonyanus suggests that throughout many thousands of years the climate of the area in which it resided changed from an arid environment to a more tropical environment and S. anthonyanus had to adapt in […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/littlefieldgarden\/home\/plants-in-the-greenhouse\/selenicereus-anthonyanus\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Roger Clapp Greenhouses & Littlefield Garden\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-02-05T19:01:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/littlefieldgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2012\/06\/Selenicereus_anthonyanus.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"246\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/littlefieldgarden\/home\/plants-in-the-greenhouse\/selenicereus-anthonyanus\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/littlefieldgarden\/home\/plants-in-the-greenhouse\/selenicereus-anthonyanus\/\",\"name\":\"Selenicereus anthonyanus - Roger Clapp Greenhouses & Littlefield Garden - University of Maine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/littlefieldgarden\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/littlefieldgarden\/home\/plants-in-the-greenhouse\/selenicereus-anthonyanus\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/littlefieldgarden\/home\/plants-in-the-greenhouse\/selenicereus-anthonyanus\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/littlefieldgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2012\/06\/Selenicereus_anthonyanus-300x246.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-04-25T17:58:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-02-05T19:01:44+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/littlefieldgarden\/home\/plants-in-the-greenhouse\/selenicereus-anthonyanus\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/littlefieldgarden\/home\/plants-in-the-greenhouse\/selenicereus-anthonyanus\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/littlefieldgarden\/home\/plants-in-the-greenhouse\/selenicereus-anthonyanus\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/littlefieldgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2012\/06\/Selenicereus_anthonyanus.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/littlefieldgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2012\/06\/Selenicereus_anthonyanus.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":246,\"caption\":\"Flower of Selenicereus anthonyanus. 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