Descriptive Data Korotkova Cactaceae Morphology for Rhipsalis cuneata Britton & Rose

A single or the first number in square brackets denotes sample size
CharacterStates/Values
   old stem segment durationdeciduous [1]
   stem width1.5–5.5 cm
   stem shapeflattened [1]
   entire plant habitatepiphytic [1]
   entire plant orientationpendent [1]
   entire plant branchingacrotonic [1]
   entire plant pubescencesparse pubescent [1]
   flower quantity per areol contemporaneously1–2
   flower colorationwhitish [1]
   flower architectureactinomorphic [1]
   flower positionsubapical [1], lateral [1]
   flower size qualitativsmall [1]
   flower size quantitativ8–13 mm
   areole prominencesuperficial [1]
   fruit colorationwhitish [1]
   fruit shapeglobose [1]
   bud orientationperpendicular [1]

Sources

  • Dataset Korotkova Cactaceae Morphology: Specimen description for Bolivia, Republic of, Dep. Cochabamba: Prov. Chapare. camino Cochabamba - Villa Tunari, km 108., alt. 1450 m, 1993, P. Ibisch & Ibisch, C. 93766A.