Schlumbergera
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Description
Classification
While there are 6 defined species of Schlumbergera[1], they readily hybridize both in the wild and under cultivation. For this reason, it is more useful to classify the cultivars into groups based on their characteristics.
Truncata Group
- Pointed teeth
- Zygomorphic Flowers held horizontally (slightly above)
- Yellow pollen
Buckleyi Group
- Rounded, more symmetrical teeth
- Regular flowers that hang below the horisontal
- Pink pollen
- Sub groups
- TB - Mostly like Buckleyi, but with strong Truncata traits
- BT - Mostly like Buckleyi, but with slight Truncata traits
Specimens
Currently, all plants except C show signs of overexposure to the sun, resulting in the shades of yellow and pink visible in the stem segments, rather than the deep green that is expected.
- Specimen A
A blooms are a bright red with slight salmon hues. The pollen is a light yellow. It appears to be a member of the Truncata Group, largely due to the sharp spines.
- Specimen B
- Specimen C
- Specimen D
- Specimen E
- Specimen F
- Specimen G
- Specimen H
- Specimen I
- Specimen J
References:
- ↑ Citation needed