Disocactus anguliger specimen from 1927 (describes use as food)

[greg_D]

Thought this might be interesting. The species is common as a houseplant. Wikipedia says the fruit tastes like kiwi. If you have a spot that gets into the 50s F you can get it to bloom indoors.





The person who collected the specimen is also worth reading about (Ynes Mexia).

[Epiphyte]

Neat!  I tried mine for the 1st time this year and was a bit underwhelmed.  Perhaps mine was a hybrid though.  But I do love the idea of selecting for big and delicious Epiphyllum fruits so I've acquired some NOID varieties that produce relatively large fruit.  Then the trick is to cross them with more tasty varieties.  I do have some seedlings from a NOID variety that I tasted a few years back.  The fruit was on the small side but very aromatic, kinda like a rose.  I really enjoyed it. 

You might appreciate this thread...

https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=46700.msg454302

[W.]

My mom has had one of these for about forty years. I don't remember it ever blooming, and I certainly don't remember it ever fruiting. It just grows ever larger. Her night-blooming cereus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) is similarly old and large, but at least it flowers. There's just nothing to cross-pollinate it with to make it fruit.