Schlumbergera opuntioides

Schlumbergera opuntioides

Schlumbergera opuntioides

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 opuntioides

Name

Schlumbergera opuntioides (Loefgr. & Dusén) D.R.Hunt, Kew Bull. 23(2): 260. 1969.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Epiphyllum opuntioides Loefgr. & Dusén, Arch. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro 13: 49. 1903.

• Homotypic
  • Epiphyllanthus opuntioides (Loefgr. & Dusén) Moran, Gentes Herbarum 8: 338. 1953.
  • Zygocactus opuntioides (Loefgr. & Dusén) Loefgr., Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 2: 26. 1918.

• Heterotypic
  • Epiphyllanthus obovatus Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 4: 180, figs. 188, 189. 1923.
  • Epiphyllum obovatum Engelm.
  • Epiphyllum polycanthum Barb.Rodr. ex Loefgr., Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 2: 26. 1918, nom. inval., syn. sec. Hunt 1969

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

• Hunt, D.R. 1969. Kew Bulletin 23(2): 260.

Additional references

• Friedman, K. & al. (ed.) 2003-2016. Schlumbergera opuntioides in Rhipsalis, Lepismium, Hatiora, Schlumberera. Published on internet. Accessed: 2016 May 03.
• 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

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Schlumbergera opuntioides in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 29. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Schlumbergera opuntioides 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 opuntioides. Published online. Accessed: Mar 03 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Schlumbergera opuntioides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Mar 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Schlumbergera opuntioides. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. 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 opuntioides  (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

English: Christmas Cactus
русский: Шлюмбергера опунциевидная

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