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Kakteen sind mehrjährige Sträucher, seltener Bäume oder Geophyten. Sie wachsen in trockenen, wüstenähnlichen Regionen und zeichnen sich durch ihre Stacheln aus. Zygocactus is a genus of 6 known tree-dwelling cacti from Brazil. These are the tropical rainforest epiphytes, growing on tree branches where, despite the high rainfall, water drains off quickly so that "dry" conditions prevail much of the time. Not surprisingly these cacti are quite different in appearance to their desert dwelling cousins. This cactus is also named Thanksgiving Cactus.