Rhipsalidopsis Britton & Rose sec. Korotkova & al. 2011
Rhipsalidopsis, Cactaceae 4: 209. 1923 wfo-4000032971
- ≡Hatiora subg. Rhipsalidopsis in Bradleya 5: 100. 1987 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 20111 wfo-3500004030
- Type: Rhipsalidopsis rosea
- 1. Korotkova, N., Borsch, T., Quandt, D., Taylor, N. P., Müller, K. & Barthlott, W. 2011: What does it take to resolve relationships and to identify species with molecular markers? An example from the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae). – American Journal of Botany 98(9): 1549-1572. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1000502
- =Epiphyllopsis, Kakteen: 341. 1929 syn. sec. Korotkova 20212 wfo-4000042537
- –Epiphyllopsis, Kaktus-ABC: 158. 1936 ["1935"], nom. inval. syn. sec. TPL 20134 wfo-40000136263
- 2. Korotkova, N. 2021: Revisions of Deamia, Disocactus, Epiphyllum, Hatiora, Kimnachia, Lepismium, Leuenbergeria, Lymanbensonia, Pereskia, Pfeiffera, Pseudorhipsalis, Rhipsalidopsis, Rhipsalis, Schlumbergera, Selenicereus, Strophocactus, Weberocereus, and various other names. In: Korotkova N. & al., Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org – a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. – Willdenowia 51: 250-270. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.51.51208, 3. later cit., 4. TPL 2013: The Plant List v. 1.1 – http://www.plantlist.org/.
- =×Rhipsaphyllopsis in Kakteenkunde 3: 11. 1939 syn. sec. Barthlott & Taylor 19955 wfo-4000032973
- 5. Barthlott, W. & Taylor, N. P. 1995: Notes towards a monograph of Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae). – Bradleya 13: 43-79. https://doi.org/10.25223/brad.n13.1995.a7
Notes
As explained under Hatiora, the inclusion of Rhipsalidopsis in Hatiora is not supported by recent molecular phylogenies. Calvente & al. (2011) found the two traditional Rhipsalidopsis species (R. gaertneri and R. rosea) as sister to Schlumbergera, but with moderate support. Korotkova & al. (2011), however, found Schlumbergera, Hatiora s.str. and Rhipsalidopsis to form a grade, and even though support for this topology is also moderate, support for the monophyly of the three genera is maximal, therefore Rhipsalidopsis (Easter cacti) is best kept separate from Schlumbergera (Christmas cacti).A,B,C
Taxon standing
Category B. The genus is monophyletic based on phylogenetic studies that support the clade based on a sufficiently dense or even complete sampling, or support a monotypic genus as a distinct lineage, but do not provide a new taxonomic treatment at the species level. In many cases, older classical taxonomic synopses or a monographic treatment exist for these genera providing a reliable assessment of the species included.
Descriptions (aggregated)
Old stem segment duration: deciduous [1]; stem width: 2.5 cm [1]; stem shape: flattened [1] entire plant habitat: epiphytic [1]; entire plant orientation: semierect [1], pendent [1]; entire plant branching: acrotonic [1]; entire plant pubescence: bristly [1] flower quantity per areol contemporaneously: 1–2; flower coloration: red [1], bright rose pink [1]; flower architecture: actinomorphic [1]; flower position: apical [1]; flower size qualitativ: large [1] areole prominence: superficial [1] fruit coloration: red [1] bud orientation: oblique [1]
A single or the first number in square brackets denotes sample size
Bibliography
A. Calvente, A., Zappi, D., Forest, F. & Lohmann, L.G. 2011: Molecular phylogeny of tribe Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae) and taxonomic implications for Schlumbergera and Hatiora. – Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58: 456-468
B. Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., von Mering, S., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazán, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler, R., Ocampo, G. & Ochoterena, H. 2015: A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. – Willdenowia 45(3): 281-383. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.45.45301
C. Korotkova, N., Borsch, T., Quandt, D., Taylor, N. P., Müller, K. & Barthlott, W. 2011: What does it take to resolve relationships and to identify species with molecular markers? An example from the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae). – American Journal of Botany 98(9): 1549-1572. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1000502