The common holiday cacti (Thanksgiving Cactus Christmas Cactus Easter Cactus) have many latin names, but are closely related. They are all cultivated plants, that originally comes from the mountains north of Rio de Janeiro in Brasil, South America.

• Holiday Cactus Schlumbergera-hybrid:
  • Christmas Cactus, (Schlumbergera Bridgesii, Schlumbergera x buckleyi, Epiphyllum x buckleyi).
  • Thanksgiving Cactus, Yoke Cactus, Linkleaf Cactus, Crab Cactus, Claw Cactus, (Schlumbergera truncata - former Zygocactus truncatus).
  • Easter Cactus, (Schlumbergera gaertneri - former Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri).

Not classified latin names:

• Epiphyllum altensteinii, Schlumbergera truncata var. altensteinii, Zygocactus truncatus var. altensteinii, Epiphyllum bridgesii, Epiphyllum truncatum var. bridgesii'\', Zygocactus bridgesii, Epiphyllum delicatum, Schlumbergera truncata var. delicata, Zygocactus delicatus, Epiphyllum ruckeri, Epiphyllum ruckerianum, Cactus truncatus, Epiphyllum truncatum''.

• Cactus