Descriptive Data Korotkova Cactaceae Morphology for Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri (Regel) Linding.

A single or the first number in square brackets denotes sample size
CharacterStates/Values
   old stem segment durationdeciduous [1]
   stem width2.5 cm [1]
   stem shapeflattened [1]
   entire plant habitatepiphytic [1]
   entire plant orientationsemierect [1], pendent [1]
   entire plant branchingacrotonic [1]
   entire plant pubescencebristly [1]
   flower quantity per areol contemporaneously1–2
   flower colorationred [1], bright rose pink [1]
   flower architectureactinomorphic [1]
   flower positionapical [1]
   flower size qualitativlarge [1]
   areole prominencesuperficial [1]
   fruit colorationred [1]
   bud orientationoblique [1]

Sources

  • Dataset Korotkova Cactaceae Morphology: Specimen description for Brazil, Federative Republic of, Rio Grande do Sul. ca. 150 km nördl. Porto Alegre, Schutzgebiet Pró Mata., 1.1.1996, B. Schlumpberger s.n.