Schlumbergera truncata
Introduction


***Schlumbergera truncata***, the **false Christmas cactus**, is a species of [plant](/wiki/Plant "Plant") in the family [Cactaceae](/wiki/Cactaceae "Cactaceae"). It is [endemic](/wiki/Endemism "Endemism") to a small area of the coastal mountains of south\-eastern [Brazil](/wiki/Brazil "Brazil") where its natural [habitats](/wiki/Habitat "Habitat") are subtropical or tropical moist [forests](/wiki/Forest "Forest"). It is the parent or one of the parents of the houseplants called [Christmas cactus, Thanksgiving cactus or zygocactus](/wiki/Schlumbergera "Schlumbergera"), among other names.


Where are the subtropical or tropical moist forests where Schlumbergera truncata can be found?