Summary
Place of publication:
Gentes Herbarum 8:329. 1953
Verified:
10/20/1987
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Conservation Status
- CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
- Anderson, E. F. The cactus family. 2001
- CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
- Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
- Fouché, J.-G. 1999. pers. comm.
- Hunt, D. CITES Cactaceae checklist. 1992
- Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
- McMillan, A. J. S. & J. F. Horobin. Christmas cactus: The genus Schlumbergera and its hybrids. 1995
- Reitz, R., ed. Flora ilustrada catarinense. 1965-
- Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
Common names
English
claw cactus – crab cactus – linkleaf – Thanksgiving cactus – yoke cactus – French
cactus de Noël – Swedish
novemberkaktus –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
Native
Southern America
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BRAZIL:
Brazil [Rio de Janeiro]
Cultivated
()
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=312975.
Accessed 18 December 2025.