Schlumbergera occurs as genus of 6 known tree-dwelling cacti from Brazil. Which are actually a tropical rainforest epiphytes, growing on limb in which, despite a high rain, a river drains slay quickly thus that "dry" conditions prevail tremendously of the instance. Non amazingly these cacti come quite different around appearance to their desert dwelling cousins. It is known as when F. Schlumberger world health organization was the creator of a far-famed plant collection.

This genus contains a popular Schlumbergera gaertneri, the Easter or Whitsun Cactus which produces vivid ruby flowers & Schlumbergera truncata, a Christmas Cactus which may flower within white, pink, red or even purple. A stems of Schlumbergera ressemble leaf such as pads joined 1 to a more & the flowers come out from either areoles at the tips.

Synonymy
A charted genera keep around been brought into synonymity by having Schlumbergera: Epiphyllanthus A.Berger Orchid cactus Pfeiff. Opuntiopsis Knebel (nom. inval.) Zygocactus K.Schum. Zygocereus Fric & Kreuz. (orth. volt-ampere.)

Reference
Cacti , Succulents & Tropical Plants edited by Nicky Hayden. Marshall Cavendish Ltd, (1980).
A Home Plant Proficient Hessayon Dr 500 G. pbi publications, (1980).

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