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Rhipsalis cassytha

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Name

Identification
Rhipsalis erythrocarpa K.Schum. [family CACTACEAE ] Rhipsalis baccifera (J.S.Muell.) Stearn [family CACTACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Hunt, D.R., Rhipsalis cassytha Gaertn. [family CACTACEAE ]
Related name
  • Cactus pendulus
  • Rhipsalis erythrocarpa
  • Cactus parasiticus
  • Rhipsalis baccifera
  • Rhipsalis cassytha

Flora

Entry for RHIPSALIS Cassytha Var. ? tenuior [family CACTACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 2, page 580, (1871) Author: (By Mr. J. G. Baker.)
Names
RHIPSALIS Cassytha Var. ? tenuior [family CACTACEAE]
Information
Branches very slender, simply repeatedly dichotomous, ovary (after flowering) cylindrical-oblong. Fernando Po, Mann! This form I think probably specifically distinct, but our material is small.
Range
Tropical America.
Distribution (external)
Ceylon
Mauritius
Notes
The above description is mainly from Dr. Welwitsch's full and excellent Angolan specimens.

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