Schlumbergera microsphaerica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Rhipsalideae
Genus: Schlumbergera
Subgenus: S. subg. Epiphyllanthus
Species: Schlumbergera microsphaerica

Name

Schlumbergera microsphaerica (K.Schum.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 2(2): 64. 1992.

- Type: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Glaziou s.n. (B, destroyed)
- Neotype (designated by Taylor, N. P. 19912): [icon.] Löfgren in Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 2; tab.5, fig. B. 1918

Synonyms

Cereus microsphaericus K.Schum., Fl. Bras. 4(2): 197. 1890 syn. sec. Barthlott & Taylor 1995
Epiphyllanthus microsphaericus (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 4: 181. 1923 syn. sec. Barthlott & Taylor 1995
Arthrocereus microsphaericus (K.Schum.) A.Berger, Kakteen: 146, 337. 1929 syn. sec. Barthlott & Taylor 1995
Trichocereus microsphaericus (K.Schum.) H.P.Kelsey & Dayton, Standard. Pl. Names, ed. 2: 78. 1942 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Zygocactus microsphaericus (K.Schum.) Buxb. in Krainz, Kakteen 4: Morph. 15. 1957 syn. sec. Barthlott & Taylor 1995
- Schlumbergera microsphaerica Hoevel in Kakteen And. Sukk. 21: 186. 1970, nom. inval., syn. sec. Barthlott & Taylor 19951
- Cereus obtusangulus K.Schum., Fl. Bras. 4(2): 198. 1890 syn. sec. Barthlott & Taylor 1995
Epiphyllum obtusangulum (K.Schum.) Lindl. ex K.Schum., Fl. Bras. 4(2): 198. 1890 syn. sec. Barthlott & Taylor 1995
Epiphyllanthus obtusangulus (K.Schum.) A.Berger in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 84. 1905 syn. sec. ???
Zygocactus obtusangulus (K.Schum.) Loefgr. in Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 2: 28. 1918 syn. sec. Barthlott & Taylor 1995
Schlumbergera obtusangula (K.Schum.) D.R.Hunt in Kew Bull. 23(2): 260. 1969 syn. sec. Barthlott & Taylor 1995
Schlumbergera microsphaerica f. obtusangula (K.Schum.) P.V.Heath in Calyx 2: 64. 1992 syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
- Cereus parvulus K.Schum., Fl. Bras. 4(2): 197. 1890 syn. sec. Barthlott & Taylor 1995
Schlumbergera microsphaerica f. parvula (K.Schum.) P.V.Heath in Calyx 2: 64. 1992 syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
- Cereus anomalus K.Schum., Keys Monogr. Cact.: 16. 1903 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1923
- Zygocactus candidus Loefgr. in Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 2: 30. 1918 syn. sec. Barthlott & Taylor 1995
Epiphyllum candidum Barb.Rodr. ex Loefgr. in Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 2: 30, pl. 6. 1918 syn. sec. Barthlott & Taylor 1995
Epiphyllanthus candidus (Loefgr.) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 4: 182. 1923 syn. sec. Barthlott & Taylor 1995
Schlumbergera candida (Loefgr.) Hoevel in Kakteen And. Sukk. 21: 186. 1970 syn. sec. Barthlott & Taylor 1995
Schlumbergera microsphaerica subsp. candida (Loefgr.) D.R.Hunt in Succ. Pl. Res. 4: 79. 1995 syn. sec. IPNI
Epiphyllanthus microsphaericus subsp. candidus (Loefgr.) Doweld in Sukkulenty 4: 41. 2002 ["2001"] syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
- Schlumbergera microsphaerica f. candida (Loefgr.) Süpplie, Schlumbergera Direct. Spec. Hybr.: 3. 2004, nom. inval., syn. sec. Korotkova 2021

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Heath, P.V. 1992. Calyx. Sutton under Whitestone Cliffe 2(2): 64.

Additional references

Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Schlumbergera microsphaerica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 03. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Schlumbergera microsphaerica. Published online. Accessed: Mar 03 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Schlumbergera microsphaerica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Mar 2021.
Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Schlumbergera microsphaerica in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 03. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mar 03 in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2021.
IUCN: Schlumbergera microsphaerica (K.Schum.) Hoevel (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

English: Christmas Cactus