Crab cactus (English name) Schlumbergera russelliana

Japanese: カニバサボテン（英語表記）Schlumbergera russelliana

A perennial plant of the Cactaceae family. Native to Brazil. Often cultivated in pots. The stems are flat, branched and drooping. They are fleshy and consist of obovate or oblong nodes. In winter, beautiful crimson flowers measuring 6-9 cm in diameter appear at the stem nodes. The flowers are bilaterally symmetrical, with numerous perianths, many stamens and one pistil below the ovary. The Japanese name is said to come from the resemblance of the stems to crab legs.

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Japanese:

サボテン科の多年草。ブラジルの原産。鉢植にしてよく栽培される。茎は扁平で，多く分枝して下垂する。肉質で倒卵形ないし長楕円形の節から成る。冬に，径6～9cmの紅色の美花を茎節に生じる。花は左右相称で，花被は多数あり，多くのおしべと，子房下位の1個のめしべから成る。和名は茎の形がカニの脚に似ているためという。

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