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Change log entry 66755
Processed by: richwarm (2018-11-23 01:55:06 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 63328 >>
Although this is sometimes called Dutchman's Pipe Cactus, there is a plant more commonly called Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia macrophylla), so that is confusing. Epiphyllum oxypetalum is a cactus that is commonly called Queen of the Night. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristolochia
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Editor: That's the whole point of giving the scientific name — it tells you which Dutchman's pipe it is.
Also,
a) Both Wikipedia and Britannica call it "Dutchman's pipe cactus".
https://www.britannica.com/plant/Caryophyllales/media/97659/140219
b) Aristolochia macrophylla isn't a cactus, so "Dutchman's pipe cactus" isn't so ambiguous.
(Admittedly, "Dutchman's Pipe" was ambiguous, though.)

Anyway, thanks for suggesting that we include "Queen of the Night cactus".
Diff:
- 曇花 昙花 [tan2 hua1] /Dutchman's Pipe (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)/
# + 曇花 昙花 [tan2 hua1] /Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)/
+ 曇花 昙花 [tan2 hua1] /Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)/
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