Schlumbergera truncata | |
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Plate from Hooker's Exotic Flora | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Schlumbergera |
Species: | S. truncata
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Binomial name | |
Schlumbergera truncata (Haw.) Moran
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Synonyms | |
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Schlumbergera truncata, the false Christmas cactus,[1] 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.