Descriptive Data Korotkova Cactaceae Morphology for Lepismium lumbricoides (Lem.) Barthlott

A single or the first number in square brackets denotes sample size
CharacterStates/Values
   old stem segment durationpersistent [2]
   stem width0.3–2.5 cm
   stem shapeterete [2], angled [1]
   entire plant habitatepiphytic [1], epiphyte [1]
   entire plant orientationpendent [2], creeping [2]
   entire plant branchingmesotonic [2]
   entire plant pubescenceglabrous [1]
   flower quantity per areol contemporaneously1 [2]
   flower colorationwhitish [2]
   flower architectureactinomorphic [2]
   flower positionsubapical [2], lateral [2]
   flower size qualitativsmall [2]
   areole prominencesuperficial [2]
   fruit colorationred [2]
   fruit shapeglobose [2]
   bud orientationoblique [2]

Sources

  • Aggregated description for Lepismium lumbricoides f. aculeatum (F.A.C.Weber) Barthlott & N.P.Taylor
  • Aggregated description for Lepismium lumbricoides f. lumbricoides