Pseudozygocactus

Pseudozygocactus Backeb. (1938)

🌵 Author(s)	Curt Backeberg
🌵 Type	Pseudozygocactus epiphylloides

Etymology

Greek pseudo- ‘false, appearing to be’ + Zygocactus. For the similarity in habit to Zygocactus. Backeberg described the genus as having “Epiphyllum-like stems (i.e. like the Epiphylli)”. His “subnation” Epiphylli included the genera Epiphyllopsis, Schlumbergera and Zygocactus, its name reflecting the older usage of Epiphyllum for Schlumbergera (truncata).