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

A single or the first number in square brackets denotes sample size
CharacterStates/Values
   old stem segment durationpersistent [1]
   stem width1–5 cm
   stem shapeflattened [1]
   entire plant habitatepiphytic [1]
   entire plant orientationpendent [1]
   entire plant branchingmesotonic [1]
   entire plant pubescenceglabrous [1]
   flower quantity per areol contemporaneously1 [1]
   flower colorationyellow [1], whitish [1], red [1]
   flower architectureactinomorphic [1]
   flower positionsubapical [1], lateral [1]
   flower size qualitativsmall [1]
   flower size quantitativ15–26 mm
   areole prominenceimmersed [1]
   fruit colorationmagenta [1], deepening [1], dark pink [1]
   fruit shapeovoid [1], globose [1]
   bud orientationoblique [1]

Sources

  • Aggregated description for Lepismium houlletianum f. houlletianum