Cactaceae

Schlumbergera Lem.

First published in Rev. Hort. (Paris), sér. 4, 7: 253 (1858)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is SE. Brazil.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Southeast

Introduced into:

Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
  • de Vos, J.M., Eggli, U., Nyffeler, R., Larridon, I., McGinnie, C., Epitawalage, N., Maurin, O., Forest, F. & Baker, W.J. (2025). Phylogenomics and classification of Cactaceae based on hundreds of nuclear genes. Plant Systematics and Evolution 311-28: 1-53.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hunt [6459] Brazil K000250522 Yes
Hunt [6455] Brazil K000250524 Yes
Liu Zheng-yu [15255] China K000035177 No
Hunt [6456] Brazil K000250526 Yes
K:SPC-50228.000 Holotype No
McMillan, A.J.S. [0] K000250549 Holotype Yes
K:SPC-45094.000 No
Fraile [0] K000250546 No
Hunt [6484] K:SPC-50700.000 No
Corderoy [0] K000250548 No
Hunt [6457] Brazil K000250525 Yes
[0] K000250544 No
Hunt [6458] Brazil K000250523 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0