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|familia=Cactaceae | |||
|genus=Schlumbergera | |genus=Schlumbergera | ||
|species=truncata | |species=truncata | ||
|Min | |common_name=Crab cactus | ||
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | |||
|habit=cacti-succulent | |||
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | |||
|Max ht box=12 | |||
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|Min wd box=12 | |||
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|Max wd box=24 | |||
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|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | |||
|lifespan=perennial | |||
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | |||
|exposure=shade | |||
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | |||
|features=flowers | |||
|flower_season=early fall, mid fall, late fall | |||
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | |||
|flowers=red, orange, yellow, pink, white | |||
|Temp Metric=°F | |Temp Metric=°F | ||
|min_zone=10 | |||
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | |||
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Revision as of 15:17, 21 May 2010
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Zygocactus truncatus, Schum. (Epiphyllum truncatum, Haw.). Crab Cactus. Christmas Cactus. Sts. much branched and hanging in large bunches from the trees; joints obovate to oblong, with strongly truncate apex, 1 1/4 - 2 in. long by about 3/4 - 1 in. broad, bright green, margins coarsely serrate, with 1-3 large, acute teeth on each side, the 2 upper ones forming more or less incurved horns on either side of the truncation: areoles bearing a few short yellowish or dark-colored bristles, or sometimes none: fls. horizontal, growing from the truncated end of the younger joints, strongly irregular, 2 1/2 – 3 1/2 in. long, in various shades of red: fr. pear-shaped, red, about 3/8 in. diam. Brazil.— Most of the forms in cult. are hybrids between this species and some other of the genus or with allies of Cereus. A common basket- and rafter-plant.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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