Rhipsalis clavata f. delicatula (Loefgr.) Barthlott & N.P.Taylor
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Botanical Garden Jena
Ubatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1000m
Unknown clone
Unknown clone
Botanical illustrations and historical images
Description
| The accepted name Rhipsalis clavata f. delicatula (Loefgr.) Barthlott & N.P.Taylor was published in Bradleya 13: 72. 1995. The geographic range is Brazil (São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro) found at elevations of 0-1601 meters with an endangered status of near threatened. Rhipsalis clavata f. delicatula is classified in the subgenus Erythrorhipsalis. Observed growing as an epiphyte. Overall habit is pendant, branches are monomorphic or rarely dimorphic (single or more than one stem shape) and acrotonic (stems form from the tips of previous stems). Stems are round and slightly clavate, bristles are absent. Basal stems are indeterminate (seasonal growth is various lengths), 6cm-15cm x 0.015cm-0.5cm. Main stems are determinate (seasonal growth is about the same length), 1.6cm-7cm x 0.1cm-0.3cm. Flowers are campanulate (bell shaped), 1.3cm-1.5cm x 1.3cm. Petals from 7 to 11, sepals from 4 to 6. Inner petals are white, outer petals are white, cream, green or pink. Stamen are white, from 16 to 23. Stigma lobes from 3 to 5. Flower ovary is obconical, 0.2cm-0.3cm x unreported. Flowering position on the stem is apical and the flower orientation in relation to the stem is parallel. Does not repeat flowering per areole. A maximum of 3 flowers were reported at a single areole. Areole position in the stems is superficial (flower ovary is visible on the surface of the stems during bud development). Trichomes or wool is absent at the areoles after flowering. Unripe fruit is white, green or pink. Ripe fruit is globose or subglobose; white, light-green, light-pink or red, 0.45cm-0.5cm x 0.45cm-0.5cm. Other notable features: Ripe fruit sometimes has a pinkish ring at the top. While ripe fruit is most commonly white there have been red variants reported. Flower is reportedly less expanded and stems consistently longer, thinner, and more delicate than R. clavata f. clavata. It is rare for R. clavata to produce long basal stems typical of the other Rhipsalis in the subgenus Erythrorhipsalis. In my collection, and observed in other collections, this species typically grows to a much longer pendant appearance and is faster growing than R. clavata f. clavata. Comments: Forms are often recognized at the extreme morphological characterization found in nature, however this species presents a high level of plasticity and varying intermediate morphologies are reported between the various forms. Taxonomic treatment and description were derived from:
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Rhipsalis clavata f. delicatula referenced publications
| Title | Authors | Type | Journal | Year | Volume | Issue | Pages | Publisher |
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| Epifytische cactussen, rhipsalis.eu. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025 | Aat van Uijen | Website | 2025 | |||||
| The Caryophyllales Network 2015+ [continuously updated]: A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025 | Website | 2025 | ||||||
| WFO The World Flora Online. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025 | Website | 2025 | ||||||
| Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org – a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family | Nadja Korotkova, David Aquino, Salvador Arias, Urs Eggli, Alan Franck, Carlos Gómez-Hinostrosa, Pablo C. Guerrero, Héctor M. Hernández, Andreas Kohlbecker, Matias Köhler, Katja Luther, Lucas C. Majure, Andreas Müller, Detlev Metzing, Reto Nyffeler, Daniel Sánchez, Boris Schlumpberger, Walter G. Berendsohn | Journal Article | Willdenowia | 2021 | 51 | 2 | 251 – 270 | Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin (BGBM) |
| Rhipsalis (Cactaceae): loss and gain of floral rewards is mirrored in range sizes and distribution patterns of species | Bernadette Grosse-Veldmann, Stefan Abrahamczyk, Jens Mutke, Wilhelm Barthlott, Maximilian Weigend | Journal Article | Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society | 2016 | 180 | 491-503 | ||
| Phylogeny and evolution of the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae) | Nadja Korotkova | Ph.D. Thesis | 2012 | Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn | ||||
| What does it take to resolve relationship and to identify species with molecular markers? An example from the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae) | Nadja Korotkova, Borsch T, Dietmar Quandt, Nigel P. Taylor, Müller K, Wilhelm Barthlott | Journal Article | American Journal of Botany | 2011 | 98 | 1549-1572 | ||
| A Unique Cactus with Scented and Possibly Bat-Dispersed Fruits: Rhipsalis juengeri | Boris Schlumpberger, Robin A. Clery, Wilhelm Barthlott | Journal Article | Plant Biology | 2006 | 8 | 2 | 265-70 | |
| The New Cactus Lexicon: Atlas of illustrations | David Hunt, Nigel P. Taylor, Graham Charles | Book | 2006 | 104-120 | DH Books | |||
| Rhipsalis clavata | Nigel P. Taylor | Journal Article | Curtis's Botanical Magazine | 2002 | 19 | 3 | 160-164 | |
| Die Namen der Gattungen und Arten epiphytischer Kakteen. Teil 1. Rhipsalideae | Ralf Bauer | Journal Article | EPIG | 1996 | 8 | 2 | 47-51 | |
| Notes towards a Monograph of Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae) | Wilhelm Barthlott, Nigel P. Taylor | Journal Article | Bradleya | 1995 | 13 | 43-79 | British Cactus and Succulent Society | |
| Archivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro | Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro | Book | 1918 | 2 | 34-47 | Rio de Janeiro, Jardim Botanico |
Reduced Synonyms
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