Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri (Regel) Barthlott

Common Name: Thanksgiving Cactus
Family: Cactaceae Juss.
Synonym(s): Epiphyllopsis gaertneri (Regel) A. Berger ex Backeb. & F.M. Knuth, Hatiora gaertneri (Regel) Barthlott

Country of Origin: Brazil

Description: [Syn. Schlumbergera gaertneri, Epiphyllopsis gaertneri, Epiphyllopsis gaertneri, Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri, Hatiora gaertneri]
Stems flat, jointed, joints ca. 3-5 cm long and 1.5-2 cm wide. Flowers expanding, ca. 5 cm long and 4 cm wide, scarlet. The Thanksgiving Cactus, much-hybridized with R. rosea.

USDA Zone: 9-10

Accession Data:

Accession # 198501487
Source: Unknown
Accession Date: 12-31-1985
Bench: 3307 - NEOB: Bromeliad Island
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 12-12-2024
Restrictions:
- IUCN Red List: Species Vulnerable or Habitat Critically Threatened
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
SubOrder:
Family: Cactaceae
SubFamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cacteae
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Brazil South

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, November 14, 2016.

data regenerated on Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:21:03 -0500 [bcm v4.0]