Zygocactus K.Schum. (1890) 🌵 Author(s) Karl Schumann 🌵 Type Zygocactus truncatus Etymology Greek zygon ‘yoke’ + Cactus. For the zygomorphic flowers (having only one plane of symmetry). See also Pseudozygocactus. The plant virus Zygocactus virus X is named after this genus. Schlumbergera truncata (Zygocactus truncatus). Schumann, Gürke & Vaupel, Blühende Kakteen, Iconographia Cactacearum Tafel 25
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Oct 18). Zygocactus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/Zygocactus