Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Schlumbergera truncata
cactus de navidad, thanksgiving cactus, crab cactus, christmas cactus
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Schlumbergera
Species
truncata
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2002
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
- Navarro, G. (1996) Catálago ecológico preliminar de las cactáceas de Bolivia. Lazaroa 17: 33–84.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- Véliz Pérez, M.E (2008) Las Cactáceas de Guatemala. Cactáceas Guatemala 1-129.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Schlumbergera truncata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1843/1000. Accessed 3 April 2026.