▁the ▁flow ering ▁period ▁is ▁February ▁to ▁April . ▁ ▁A ▁characteristic ▁of ▁the ▁genus ▁Schl umber ger a ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁many ▁stam ens ▁are ▁arranged ▁in ▁two ▁series : ▁the ▁inner ▁stam ens ▁form ▁a ▁ring ▁around ▁the ▁style ; ▁the ▁outer ▁stam ens ▁arise ▁from ▁the ▁fl oral ▁t ube . ▁The ▁stam ens ▁are ▁pale ▁p ink ▁with ▁p ink ▁pol len . ▁The ▁style ▁has ▁six ▁to ▁eight ▁lo bes ▁at ▁its ▁end ▁and ▁is ▁dark er ▁p ink . ▁ ▁The ▁fruit ▁is ▁green ish - yellow , ▁with ▁four ▁to ▁five ▁rib s . ▁The ▁sh iny ▁se eds ▁are ▁dark ▁brown , ▁each ▁with ▁a ▁diameter ▁of ▁about ▁. ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁was ▁discovered ▁for ▁science ▁in ▁Brazil ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁by ▁George ▁Gard ner , ▁whose ▁patron ▁was ▁John ▁Russell , ▁ 6 th ▁Duke ▁of ▁Bed ford . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁named ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁by ▁W . J . ▁Hook er ▁as ▁E pi phy ll um ▁russ elli an um ; ▁the ▁ep ith et ▁was ▁Gard ner ' s ▁suggestion ▁to ▁honour ▁his ▁patron . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁Charles ▁L ema ire ▁created ▁the ▁genus ▁Schl umber ger a ▁for ▁this ▁species ▁– ▁which ▁is ▁thus ▁the ▁type ▁species ▁of ▁the ▁genus ▁– ▁but ▁changed ▁the ▁specific ▁ep ith et ▁to ▁e pi ph yl lo ides , ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁allowed ▁under ▁the ▁current ▁rules ▁of ▁botan