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Schlumbergera opuntioides
Schlumbergera opuntioides is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to the coastal mountains of south-eastern Brazil where its natural habitats are humid forests and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is in the same genus as the popular house plant known as Christmas Cactus or Thanksgiving Cactus.
Schlumbergera opuntioides occurs only in the coastal mountains of south-east Brazil, in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas Gerais, in the southernmost part of the tropics. Sites where it has been found include Mount Itatiaia in the Itatiaia National Park, the Serra da Mantiqueira in São Paulo, and the Serra do Ibitipoca in southern Minas Gerais. Plants are said to grow at altitudes of around 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) and 2,400 metres (7,900 ft). Because of their altitude and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, the coastal mountains have high humidity – warm moist air is forced upwards into higher, colder locations where it condenses. S. opuntioides grows on trees (epiphytic) or on rocks (epilithic).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Schlumbergera opuntioides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
