Schlumbergera

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Schlumbergera is a small genus of epiphytic cacti best known for popular holiday houseplants such as the Christmas cactus, prized for their segmented stems and brightly colored winter blooms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genus of cacti
genus of plants
clade Angiosperms
Eudicots
surface form: Core eudicots

Eudicots
commonName Schlumbergera self-linksurface differs
surface form: Christmas cactus (for some species and hybrids)

Schlumbergera self-linksurface differs
surface form: Thanksgiving cactus (for some cultivars)

holiday cactus (for some cultivars)
cultivatedAs ornamental plant
family Cactaceae
flowerColor orange
pink
red
white
yellow
floweringSeason late autumn
winter
flowerSymmetry zygomorphic
growthForm epiphytic cactus
habitat humid forest
rock crevices
tree branches
tropical cloud forest
includesTaxon Schlumbergera self-linksurface differs
surface form: Schlumbergera russelliana

Schlumbergera self-linksurface differs
surface form: Schlumbergera truncata

Schlumbergera self-linksurface differs
surface form: Schlumbergera x buckleyi
kingdom Plantae
knownFor Christmas cactus houseplants
brightly colored flowers
holiday houseplants
segmented stems
winter flowering
leafType leafless (true leaves absent)
lifeCycle perennial
lightPreference bright indirect light
namedAfter Frédéric Schlumberger
nativeTo Brazil
coastal mountains of southeastern Brazil
order Caryophyllales
photosynthesisType CAM photosynthesis
pollination hummingbird-pollinated (in the wild)
reproduction seeds
vegetative cuttings
soilPreference slightly acidic substrate
well-drained soil
stemType flattened segmented cladodes
taxonomicRank genus
temperaturePreference cooler temperatures to induce flowering
waterPreference moderate watering

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Cactaceae notableGenus Schlumbergera
Schlumbergera includesTaxon Schlumbergera self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Schlumbergera truncata
Schlumbergera includesTaxon Schlumbergera self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Schlumbergera russelliana
Schlumbergera includesTaxon Schlumbergera self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Schlumbergera x buckleyi
Schlumbergera commonName Schlumbergera self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Christmas cactus (for some species and hybrids)
Schlumbergera commonName Schlumbergera self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Thanksgiving cactus (for some cultivars)
Frédéric Schlumberger eponymOf Schlumbergera
Cactoideae includesGenus Schlumbergera