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Kampopot (Jasmine)
Epiphyllum
Night Blooming Cereus
Fascinated by this night blooming cereus,
I took additional pictures using my digital camera. Take a look at
the digital thumbnail pictures below!
Genus name: Epiphyllum. Family name: Cactaceae. Species:
Epiphyllum oxypetallum. Though the plant itself is somewhat awkwardly tall,
long-limbed, the fragrance and the beauty of its many
blossoms are captivating. This flower is fully bloom at twelve midnight, usually after a
drizzle. At dawn the petals close and the bloom is finished. Each flower bloom and last
for only one day and measure 5 to 8 inches across. The spicy fragrance produced from this
flower is so pungent, weird, and spooky at night! On this first week of October 1996, I saw
about 25 blooms on two consecutive nights in our garden. They bloom from August to
December of each year and sometimes even other months of the year. Chinese name for this flower is
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Taken
on December 1, 2001 at 11:04 P.M. |
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small pictures below to see a larger view. |
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About 6 days before blooming |
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*November 28,
2001, 9:39A.M., about 83 hours before blooming. |
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*November 30,
2001 at 9:29A.M., about 35 hours before blooming. |
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*December 1,
2001, 9:06A.M., about 11 hours before blooming. |
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*December 1,
2001, 10:06P.M. |
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*December 1,
2001, 11:05P.M. |
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*Side view of
Cereus |
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*Back view of
Cereus |
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*Close up
view |
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*Bottom view
of Cereus. December 1, 2001, 11:12P.M. |
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*December 2,
2001, 8:36A.M., about 8 hours after blooming. |
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*December 3,
2001, 9:13A.M., about 32 hours after blooming. |
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*December 4,
2001, 9:11A.M., about 56 hours after blooming. |
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*December 5,
2001, 8:21A.M., about 79 hours after blooming. |
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Called Kampopot in the Philippines, is a hundred petals
species of Sampaguita (Jasmine). It's flower is not as fragrant as the ordinary Jasmine, measured 1 1/4 to 2 1/4 inches
across.
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Camera used:
¤Sony
a550 Digital SLR 14.2 Mega Pixel Camera with Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70mm
(36mm-105mm) F2.8-22 Z SSM Lens, and Sony SAL1855 (27-82.5mm) F3.5-36 DT
Lens.
*Sony DSC-S70 (Cyber-Shot 3.3
Mega Pixels) Digital Still Camera (with Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 7-21mm (34-102mm
when converted to a 35mm still camera) f/2.0-2.5 Lens, Sony VAD-S70 adapter ring and
Nikon L37 52mm filter.
**Canon EOS-1N with Canon Zoom Lens EF 28-70mm 2.8L USM
Ultrasonic lens and Canon Speedlite 540EZ Flash
***Nikon F2-AS with
Nikkor 50mm f1.4 and 28mm f2.0 lens, Metz Mecablitz 32Z-1 Flash.
Scanner: Microtek ScanMaker II HR
Created on
September 22,1996, Last update:
June 20, 2010
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1996-2007 by Charles Keng. All Rights Reserved
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