Descriptive Data Korotkova Cactaceae Morphology for Rhipsalis teres (Vell.) Steud.
Taxon: Rhipsalis teres
| Character | States/Values |
|---|---|
| old stem segment duration | deciduous [2] |
| stem shape | terete [3] |
| entire plant habitat | epiphytic [3], epilithic [3] |
| entire plant orientation | pendent [3] |
| entire plant branching | acrotonic [2] |
| entire plant pubescence | glabrous [4] |
| flower quantity per areol contemporaneously | 1 [3] |
| flower coloration | yellowish [2], white [1], greenish [1] |
| flower architecture | actinomorphic [3] |
| flower position | subapical [3], lateral [3], apical [1] |
| flower size qualitativ | small [3] |
| flower size quantitativ | 10 mm [3] |
| areole prominence | superficial [3] |
| fruit coloration | whitish [1] |
| fruit shape | subglobose [3] |
| bud orientation | perpendicular [3] |
Sources
- Aggregated description for Rhipsalis teres f. capilliformis (F.A.C.Weber) Barthlott & N.P.Taylor
- Aggregated description for Rhipsalis teres f. prismatica (Lem.) Barthlott & N.P.Taylor
- Dataset Korotkova Cactaceae Morphology: Specimen description for Brazil, Federative Republic of, Rio Grande do Sul. zwischen Candelaria und Agudo., 1988, Horst & Uebelmann 1002.