Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Name:
Schlumbergera russelliana (Hook.) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 261. (1913)
Alt. Name:
Basionym:
Epiphyllum russellianum Hook. in Bot. Mag. 66: tab. 3717. (1839)
Synonyms:
Cereus russellianus Gardner ex Hook. in Bot. Mag. 66: t. 3717. (1839), nom. inval.
Cereus russellianus Gardner ex Lem., Hort. Universel 1: 31. (1839)
Epiphyllum russellianum var. rubrum T.Br. in Gard. Chron. 1864: 318. (1864)
Epiphyllum russellianum var. superbum T.Br. in Gard. Chron. 1864: 318. (1864)
Phyllocactus russellianus (Hook.) Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1844: 37. (1845)
Phyllocactus russellianus K.Schum., Sukkulenten: 147. (1892)
Schlumbergera epiphylloides Lem. in Rev. Hort. (Paris), ser. 4, 7: 253. (1858), nom. illeg.
Synonyms according to Korotkova et al. in
willdenowia 51(2)
Type:
Type Locality:
Brazil, Rio de Janeiros, Serrao dos Orgaos
Distribution:
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro above 1700m
Altitude:
Collection No:
Flowering:
Extra Info:
'growing on the stems of trees and occasional on the ground at an elevation of 4500 to nearly 6000 feet, May 1837' Gardner 429 in Herb. Hook. (K)
Compiler:
Frohning, Hans / de / 2022.02.18.
