Schlumbergera russelliana

This article is about the wild plant species. For the houseplants called Christmas cactus or Thanksgiving cactus, among other names, see Schlumbergera.

Schlumbergera russelliana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Schlumbergera
Species:
S. russelliana
Binomial name
Schlumbergera russelliana
(Hook.) Britton & Rose
Synonyms
List
    • Cereus russellianus (Hook.) Gardner
    • Epiphyllum bridgesii Lem.
    • Epiphyllum russellianum Hook.
    • Epiphyllum russellianum var. rubrum T.Br.
    • Epiphyllum russellianum var. superbum T.Br.
    • Epiphyllum truncatum var. bridgesii (Lem.) T.Br.
    • Phyllocactus russellianus (Hook.) Salm-Dyck
    • Schlumbergera bridgesii (Lem.) Loefgr.
    • Schlumbergera epiphylloides Lem.
    • Zygocactus bridgesii (Lem.) Linding.

Schlumbergera russelliana is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to a small area of the coastal mountains of southeastern Brazil, where its natural habitat is moist forest and it grows on trees as an epiphyte. It is one of the parent species from which many of the popular houseplants known as Christmas cactus or Thanksgiving cactus are descended.

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