Schlumbergera

Schlumbergera

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• Synonymy
• Notes

Synonymy

Schlumbergera Lem. in Ill. Hort. 5: 24. 1858 sec. Korotkova & al. (2011)

• Type: Schlumbergera epiphylloides Lem.

• =Zygocactus K.Schum., Fl. Bras. 4: 223. 1890 syn. sec. Hunt (2006)
• Type: Zygocactus truncatus (Haw.) K.Schum.

• =Epiphyllanthus A.Berger in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 84. 1905 syn. sec. Hunt (2006)
• Type: Epiphyllanthus obtusangulus (K.Schum.) A.Berger

Notes

Schlumbergera (the Christmas cactus) is one of the best-known and one of the morphologically best-defined Cactaceae genera, recognizable by its flattened stems and bright pink zygomorphic flowers. Its monophyly was confirmed by the molecular phylogenetic analysis of Calvente & al. (2010) and Korotkova & al. (2011). Recent annotated checklist by Barthlott & Taylor (1995).