Cactus parasiticus L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 1054, no. 12A. 1759
Cactus parasiticus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 1054, no. 12A. 1759
is basionym for Rhipsalis parasitica, Syn. Pl. Succ.: 187. 1812
Type: Lectotype: [icon] Haiti, in woods; 1689-1690 or 1693, Charles PLUMIER in Burman, Cactus inermis, aphyllus, ramosus, Plantarum Americanarum fasciculus 8: t.197 fig.2. (20 Jun) 1758. Copied upside down from Opuntia minima flagelliformis in the unpublished archive of Plumier, Botanicon Americanum 3: t.76. 1689-16971