This article is about the wild plant species
Schlumbergera truncata. For the houseplants called Christmas cactus or Thanksgiving cactus, among other names, see
Schlumbergera.
| Schlumbergera truncata |
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| Plate from Hooker's Exotic Flora |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Order: |
Caryophyllales |
| Family: |
Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Cactoideae |
| Genus: |
Schlumbergera |
| Species: |
S. truncata |
| Binomial name |
Schlumbergera truncata
(Haw.) Moran |
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| Synonyms |
- Cactus truncatus (Haw.) Link
- Cereus truncatus (Haw.) Sweet
- Cereus truncatus var. altensteinii Salm-Dyck
- Epiphyllum altensteinii Pfeiff.
- Epiphyllum delicatum N.E.Br.
- Epiphyllum elegans Cels ex C.F.Först.
- Epiphyllum guedneyrii Houllet
- Epiphyllum purpurascens Lem.
- Epiphyllum ruckeri Paxton
- Epiphyllum ruckerianum Lem.
- Epiphyllum salmoneum Cels ex K.Schum.
- Epiphyllum smithianum Marnock
- Epiphyllum truncatum Haw.
- Epiphyllum truncatum var. cruentum T.Br.
- Epiphyllum truncatum var. magnificum T.Br.
- Epiphyllum truncatum var. spectabile T.Br.
- Epiphyllum truncatum var. wagneri Rol.-Goss. ex Guillaumin
- Epiphyllum violaceum Cels ex C.F.Först.
- Schlumbergera truncata var. altensteinii (Pfeiff.) Moran
- Schlumbergera truncata var. delicata (N.E.Br.) Moran
- Zygocactus altensteinii (Pfeiff.) K.Schum.
- Zygocactus delicatus (N.E.Br.) Britton & Rose
- Zygocactus truncatus (Haw.) K.Schum.
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Schlumbergera truncata, the false Christmas cactus, is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to a small area of the coastal mountains of south-eastern Brazil where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist forests. It is the parent or one of the parents of the houseplants called Christmas cactus, Thanksgiving cactus or zygocactus, among other names.