Descriptive Data Korotkova Cactaceae Morphology for Rhipsalis pentaptera Pfeiff. ex A.Dietr.

A single or the first number in square brackets denotes sample size
CharacterStates/Values
   old stem segment durationdeciduous [1]
   stem width0.6–1.5 cm
   stem shapeangled [1]
   entire plant habitatepiphytic [1]
   entire plant orientationpendent [1]
   entire plant branchingacrotonic [1]
   flower quantity per areol contemporaneously1–4
   flower colorationwhitish [1], white [1]
   flower architectureactinomorphic [1]
   flower positionsubapical [1], lateral [1]
   flower size qualitativsmall [1]
   flower size quantitativ12–13 mm
   areole prominencesuperficial [1], sunken [1]
   fruit colorationpale pink [1]
   fruit shapesubglobose [1]
   bud orientationperpendicular [1]

Sources

  • Dataset Korotkova Cactaceae Morphology: Specimen description for 1975, Redecker s.n.