Schlumbergera microsphaerica

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, 2nd 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

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