Cactaceae
Christmas cactus
Schlumbergera opuntioides
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Schlumbergera
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 长圆蟹爪
- English
- Christmas cactus
- Russian
- Шлюмбергера опунциевидная
Synonyms
- Epiphyllanthus obovatus (Engelm. ex K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
- Epiphyllanthus opuntioides (Loefgr. & Dusén) Moran
- Epiphyllum obovatum Engelm. ex K.Schum.
- Epiphyllum opuntioides Loefgr. & Dusén
- Epiphyllum polycanthum Barb.Rodr. ex Loefgr.
- Zygocactus opuntioides (Loefgr. & Dusén) Loefgr.
Photos
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sadambio, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.