Descriptive Data Korotkova Cactaceae Morphology for Rhipsalis micrantha (Kunth) DC.

A single or the first number in square brackets denotes sample size
CharacterStates/Values
   old stem segment durationdeciduous [3]
   stem width0.42.2 cm
   stem shapeangled [2], flattened [1]
   entire plant habitatepiphytic [3]
   entire plant orientationpendent [3]
   entire plant branchingacrotonic [3]
   entire plant pubescencesparse pubescent [3]
   flower quantity per areol contemporaneously12
   flower colorationwhitish [3]
   flower architectureactinomorphic [3]
   flower positionsubapical [3], lateral [3]
   flower size qualitativminute [3]
   flower size quantitativ611 mm
   areole prominencesuperficial [3]
   fruit colorationwhitish [3]
   fruit shapeglobose [3]
   bud orientationperpendicular [3]

Sources

  • Aggregated description for Rhipsalis micrantha f. kirbergii (Barthlott) Süpplie
  • Aggregated description for Rhipsalis micrantha f. micrantha
  • Aggregated description for Rhipsalis micrantha f. rauhiorum (Barthlott) Süpplie