Descriptive Data Korotkova Cactaceae Morphology for Rhipsalis goebeliana Backeb.

A single or the first number in square brackets denotes sample size
CharacterStates/Values
   old stem segment durationdeciduous [1]
   stem width2.5–3 cm
   stem shapeflattened [1]
   entire plant habitatepiphytic [1]
   entire plant orientationsemierect [1], pendent [1]
   entire plant branchingacrotonic [1]
   entire plant pubescencesparse pubescent [1]
   flower quantity per areol contemporaneously1–2
   flower colorationwhite [1]
   flower architectureactinomorphic [1]
   flower positionsubapical [1], lateral [1]
   flower size qualitativminute [1]
   flower size quantitativ0.5–1.5 mm
   areole prominencesuperficial [1]
   fruit colorationwhite [1], greenish [1]
   fruit shapeglobose [1]
   bud orientationperpendicular [1]

Sources

  • Dataset Korotkova Cactaceae Morphology: Specimen description for FieldUnit#1912