Rhipsalis cuneata
- Unspecified: Bolivia, La Paz, San Juan, alt. 5500 ft, 2 Apr 1902, R. S. Williams 2458 (K: photos)
- Isotype: Bolivia, La Paz, San Juan, alt. 5500 ft, 2 Apr 1902, R. S. Williams 2458 (NY: NY00452435) https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.ny00452435
- Holotype: Bolivia, La Paz, San Juan, alt. 5500 ft, 2 Apr 1902, R. S. Williams 2458 (NY: NY00452436) https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.ny00452436
- 1. Korotkova, N., Borsch, T., Quandt, D., Taylor, N. P., Müller, K. & Barthlott, W. 2011: What does it take to resolve relationships and to identify species with molecular markers? An example from the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae). – American Journal of Botany 98(9): 1549-1572. http://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1000502
Distribution (General)
Bolivia (La Paz)A
Descriptions (aggregated)
Old stem segment duration: deciduous [1]; stem width: 1.5–5.5 cm; stem shape: flattened [1] entire plant habitat: epiphytic [1]; entire plant orientation: pendent [1]; entire plant branching: acrotonic [1]; entire plant pubescence: sparse pubescent [1] flower quantity per areol contemporaneously: 1–2; flower coloration: whitish [1]; flower architecture: actinomorphic [1]; flower position: subapical [1], lateral [1]; flower size qualitativ: small [1]; flower size quantitativ: 8–13 mm areole prominence: superficial [1] fruit coloration: whitish [1]; fruit shape: globose [1] bud orientation: perpendicular [1]
Bibliography
A. Barthlott, W. & Taylor, N. P. 1995: Notes towards a monograph of Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae). – Bradleya 13: 43-79. http://doi.org/10.25223/brad.n13.1995.a7