| dentate | SRL Team | the word Alba comes from Latin and is the feminine form of the Latin word ‘white’. Alba is synonymous with Albiflora. Until recently, it was common practice in Brazil to use colors to label a plant. This practice has diminished since the publication of cultivars by schlumbergera.net, but its practice may still linger in some countries. As such, albinos were commonly distributed in Brazil as ‘Alba’, denoting the color, which over time has become a common nomenclature; almost to the point of classifying it as a separate cultivar. At the time of this description, we cannot (with certainty) confirm that Alba, Albiflora, Tenshi No Mai Tokai, Angel Dance, or Juarez are separate cultivars in their own right. Nor can we confirm with certainty that they are different names of a singular cultivar. Ruud Tropper performed hundreds of crosses between these named albino forms over the years and was unable to produce viable seed. This would indicate that these plants are possibly the same cultivar, but cannot yet be proven. It is true that the various forms exhibit slight variations in segment and flower shape, but nothing beyond what would be the expected results of various environmental and management pressures. |
