Descriptive Data Korotkova Cactaceae Morphology for Lepismium Pfeiff.

A single or the first number in square brackets denotes sample size
Character	States/Values
old stem segment duration	persistent [7]
stem width	0–7 cm
stem shape	angled [4], flattened [3], terete [2]
entire plant habitat	epiphytic [6], epilithic [2], epiphyte [1]
entire plant orientation	pendent [6], creeping [2]
entire plant branching	mesotonic [6]
entire plant pubescence	glabrous [3], woolly [1]
flower quantity per areol contemporaneously	1
flower coloration	whitish [5], yellowish [1], yellow [1], white [1], red [1], pinkish [1], cream [1]
flower architecture	actinomorphic [6]
flower position	subapical [7], lateral [7]
flower size qualitativ	small [6]
flower size quantitativ	15–26 mm
areole prominence	superficial [4], immersed [2]
fruit coloration	red [5], pink [1], magenta [1], deepening [1], dark pink [1]
fruit shape	globose [5], subglobose [1], ovoid [1]
bud orientation	oblique [6]