Rhipsalis micrantha

Primary tabs

Rhipsalis micrantha (Kunth) DC., Prodr. 3: 476. 1828 sec. Korotkova & al. 20111 wfo-0001287406

≡Cactus micranthus Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 6: 65. 1823 syn. sec. Barthlott & Taylor 19952 wfo-0000577997
≡Hariota micrantha (Kunth) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 263. 1891 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 19233 wfo-0000715715

Holotype

Peru, Olleros, F. W. H. A. v. Humboldt & A. J. A. Bonpland 3494

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P barcode P00307299

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isotypes

B barcode B -W 09433 -01 0

P barcode P00136841

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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 , 2. 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 , 3. Britton, N. L. & Rose, J.N. 1923: Cactaceae 4.

=Rhipsalis wercklei A.Berger in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 16: 64. 1906 syn. sec. Barthlott & Taylor 19954 wfo-0001287963

4. 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

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Distribution (Area)

Colombia nativeA Costa Rica nativeA Ecuador nativeA Peru nativeA Venezuela nativeA

Descriptions (aggregated)

Old stem segment duration: deciduous [3]; stem width: 0.4–2.2 cm; stem shape: angled [2], flattened [1] entire plant habitat: epiphytic [3]; entire plant orientation: pendent [3]; entire plant branching: acrotonic [3]; entire plant pubescence: sparse pubescent [3] flower quantity per areol contemporaneously: 1–2; flower coloration: whitish [3]; flower architecture: actinomorphic [3]; flower position: subapical [3], lateral [3]; flower size qualitativ: minute [3]; flower size quantitativ: 6–11 mm areole prominence: superficial [3] fruit coloration: whitish [3]; fruit shape: globose [3] bud orientation: perpendicular [3]

A single or the first number in square brackets denotes sample size

Bibliography

A. 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