Schlumbergera
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Schlumbergera (named for Friedrich Schlumberger). Cactaceae. Similar to Zygocactus in habit, but with regular fls. and angled fr. Schumann referred some of the species to Phyllocactus (Epiphyllum), but such a reference can hardly be entertained. The genus seems to be confined to Brazil, but little is known about it in a wild condition. Its treatment should be the same as zygocactus (the old Epiphyllum). Two well-known species are in cult. CH
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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syn. Epiphyllanthus (flower upon the leaf). Cactaceae. Epiphytic: sts. much branched, jointed, ribbed: areoles bearing setae instead of spines: fls. resembling those of Zygocactus; ovary angled.—One species known. Native of Brazil. For cult., see Succulents.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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