Descriptive Data Korotkova Cactaceae Morphology for Lepismium cruciforme (Vell.) Miq.

A single or the first number in square brackets denotes sample size
CharacterStates/Values
   old stem segment durationpersistent [1]
   stem width1–7 cm
   stem shapeflattened [1], angled [1]
   entire plant habitatepiphytic [1], epilithic [1]
   entire plant orientationpendent [1]
   entire plant branchingmesotonic [1]
   entire plant pubescencewoolly [1]
   flower quantity per areol contemporaneously1
   flower colorationyellowish [1], whitish [1], pinkish [1]
   flower architectureactinomorphic [1]
   flower positionsubapical [1], lateral [1]
   flower size qualitativsmall [1]
   areole prominenceimmersed [1]
   fruit colorationred [1], pink [1]
   fruit shapesubglobose [1]
   bud orientationoblique [1]

Sources

  • Dataset Korotkova Cactaceae Morphology: Specimen description for Brazil, Federative Republic of, Paraná. Abfahrt Itaitaia bis Ponta Crossa., 3.1990, W. Barthlott 90-27.