Schlumbergera_lutea

<i>Schlumbergera lutea</i>

Schlumbergera lutea

Species of cactus

Schlumbergera lutea, synonym Hatiora epiphylloides, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, subfamily Cactoideae, native to southeast Brazil.[1] It is a shrubby epiphyte, with flattened stems and bright yellow flowers.

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Description

Schlumbergera lutea is an epiphyte, with a shrubby growth habit and often pendant stems. The stems are made up of somewhat triangular segments, 2–3 cm (0.8–1.2 in) long and up to 1.5 cm (0.6 in) wide. It has very small areoles that are without spines. The flowers are bright yellow, 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) long.[2]

Taxonomy

The species was first described in 1935, as Rhipsalis epiphylloides. It was transferred to the genus Hatiora in 1983.[3] The generic boundaries within the tribe to which it belongs, Rhipsalideae, have long been unclear. On the basis of a molecular phylogenetic study in 2011, the species was transferred to the genus Schlumbergera. Since the name "Schlumbergera epiphylloides" had already been used for a different species, Calvente and Zappi published the replacement name Schlumbergera lutea.[4][5]

Distribution

Schlumbergera lutea is found in southeast Brazil,[1] around Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Schlumbergera lutea Calvente & Zappi", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-06-25
  2. [2]
    Anderson, Edward F. (2001), "Hatiora epiphylloides", The Cactus Family, Pentland, Oregon: Timber Press, p. 375, ISBN 978-0-88192-498-5
  3. [3]
    "Plant Name Details for Hatiora epiphylloides (Porto & Werderm.) P.V.Heath", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2019-06-25
  4. [4]
    "Plant Name Details for Schlumbergera lutea Calvente & Zappi", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2019-06-25
  5. [5]
    Calvente, Alice; Zappi, Daniela C.; Forest, Félix & Lohmann, Lúcia G. (2011), "Molecular phylogeny of tribe Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae) and taxonomic implications for Schlumbergera and Hatiora", Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 58 (3): 456–468, doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.01.001, PMID 21236350


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