Schlumbergera opuntioides
Schlumbergera opuntioides
Schlumbergera opuntioides is a flowering plant in the genus Schlumbergera from the cactus family ( Cactaceae ).
Description
Schlumbergera opuntioides growing epiphytic or lithophytic with richly branched stems and can produce up to 1.2 meters high groups. The aged rotating round and woody expectant drive sections are 1.5 to 7 inches long, 0.5 to 3 inches wide and up to 0.9 inches thick. On them there are numerous bewollte areoles from which the age spring stiff thorns. The 5 to 80 spines are variable, stiff or soft and bristle-like. Sometimes they are missing.
The zygomorphic flowers are approximately at right angles to the shoots. They are more or less pink purple, up to 6 inches long and can reach a diameter of 4.5 centimeters. The Perikarpell is five-to seven -edged. To the spherical four - or five -edged fruit is green.
Systematics, distribution and hazard
Schlumbergera opuntioides is widespread in the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais at altitudes from 1600 to 2200 meters. The first description as Epiphyllum opuntioides was published in 1905 by Albert Löfgren ( 1854-1918 ) and Per Karl Hjalmar Dusen ( 1855-1926 ). David Richard Hunt she put 1969 in the genus Schlumbergera.
Schlumbergera opuntioides was in the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN in 2002 as " Near Threatened (NT) ", ie Threatened classified. After the revision of the list in 2013 is the type as " Vulnerable (VU) ," ie, performed as endangered.