|nb chromosomes = 2n =
|origin = Colombia, Peru
|status = wild or and cultivated
}}
synonyms
*''Mediocactus megalanthus'' (K. Schum. ex Ule) Britton & Rose (1920)
*''Selenicereus megalanthus'' (K. Schum. ex Vaupel) Moran (1953)''Hylocereus megalanthus'' (K. Schum. ex Vaupel) Ralf Bauer (2003)
== Cultivars ==