Rhipsalis elliptica G. Lindb. ex K. Schum
Images | Description | Publications | Reduced Synonyms
Bonn 5746, descent Itatiaia to Ponta Crossa, Paraná, Brazil – material sampled, Phylogeny and evolution of the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae), Nadja Korotkova, Ph.D. Thesis, 2012
Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
On the road from Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, hiding near the seashore
Petrópolis entrance, Serra dos Órgãos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, identified by Diego Gonzaga
Possibly Rhipsalis elliptica, Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
AH 806, Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Unknown clone, same specimen over a few years
Unknown clone
Unknown clone
Botanical illustrations and historical images
Description
| The accepted name Rhipsalis elliptica G. Lindb. ex K. Schum was published in Fl. Bras. 4(2): 293. 1890. The geographic range is Brazil; Brazil (Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro) found at elevations of 0-2000 meters with an endangered status of least concern. Rhipsalis elliptica is classified in the subgenus Phyllarthrorhipsalis. Observed growing as an epiphyte. Overall habit is pendant, branches are dimorphic or monomorphic (single or more than one stem shape) and acrotonic or mesotonic (stems form from the tips and just below tips of previous stems). Stems are 2 to 3 angled, margins have low to deep crenations (slightly to deeply scalloped), bristles are absent. Basal stems are indeterminate (seasonal growth is various lengths), 12.5cm-35cm x 1cm-4cm. Main stems are determinate (seasonal growth is about the same length), 6.9cm-18cm x 1cm-9cm. Flowers are rotate: patent or reflexed (wheel shaped: wide open to reflexed), 0.9cm-1.4cm x 0.7cm-2cm. Petals from 5 to 7, sepals from 2 to 4. Inner petals are light-yellow or yellow, outer petals are yellow, green, pink or red. Stamen are white, from 60 to 100. Stigma lobes from 3 to 5. Flower ovary is cylindrical, 0.12cm-0.5cm x 0.19cm-0.25cm. Flowering position on the stem is lateral and the flower orientation in relation to the stem is perpendicular. Does repeat flowering per areole. A maximum of 5 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, pink, red or brown. Ripe fruit is globose or ovoid; white, pink or magenta, 0.36cm-0.75cm x 0.36cm-0.6cm. Other notable features: Certain species can be more prone to producing betalains that might color the stems reddish in higher light conditions, R. elliptica is one of them, however stem color is not a good identifying characteristic for any species. It is highly inconsistent within the species populations. There are specimen that maintain green stems in higher light conditions. Stem sizes and shapes are highly variable in this species with some being as narrow or wide as a finger tip while others are wider or longer than an entire hand. Some specimen are also dimorphic and produce long narrow basal stems. In her thesis Alice Calvente proposes a subspecies; Rhipsalis elliptica subsp. microflora, given one of the samples labeled R. oblonga A resloved as having a close relation to R. elliptica. Specimen like this were attributed as R. oblonga, due to their white fruit. She writes, "R. elliptica subsp. microflora differs from R. elliptica subsp. elliptica by its smaller flowers and petaloid tepals, fewer and shorter stamens, with a whitish pericarpel, and white fruits."2 2Molecular phylogeny, evolution and systematics of Rhipsalis (Cactaceae), Alice Calvente, Ph.D. Thesis, 2010 Comments: Material Sampled, Calvente 214, SP, Brazil (SPF), in Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic Cacti1 Material Sampled, Calvente 214, SP, Brazil (SPF), in Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic Cacti1 Material Sampled, Calvente 96, RJ, Brazil (RUSU), in Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic Cacti1 Material Sampled, Calvente 350, SP, Brazil (SPF), in Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic Cacti1 Material Sampled, Calvente 337, SP, Brazil (SPF), in Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic Cacti1 Material Sampled, Calvente 369, SP, Brazil (SPF), in Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic Cacti1 Material Sampled, Calvente 369, SP, Brazil (SPF), in Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic Cacti1 Originally sampled as R. oblonga, likely the material of the proposed subspecies; Rhipsalis elliptica subsp. microflora: Material Sampled, Calvente 342, SP, Brazil (SPF), in Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic Cacti1 Originally sampled as R. oblonga, likely the material of the proposed subspecies; Rhipsalis elliptica subsp. microflora: Material Sampled, Calvente 218, RJ, Brazil (SPF), in Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic Cacti1 Originally sampled as R. oblonga, likely the material of the proposed subspecies; Rhipsalis elliptica subsp. microflora: Material Sampled, Calvente 245, RJ, Brazil (SPF), in Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic Cacti1 1Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic Cacti, Alice Calvente, Daniela C. Zappi, Félix Forest, Lúcia G. Lohmann, International Journal of Plant Sciences, 172:7, 2011 Taxonomic treatment and description were derived from:
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Rhipsalis elliptica referenced publications
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| Epifytische cactussen, rhipsalis.eu. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025 | Aat van Uijen | Website | 2025 | |||||
| IPCN Chromosome Reports. Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed on: 18 Jan. 2025 | Website | 2025 | ||||||
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| Updated List of the Flora of the Serra Dos Órgãos National Park, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil | Marcus Alberto Nadruz Coelho, Cecilia Faria Cronemberger | Website | 2024 | |||||
| Cactaceae in a priority area for conservation in Espírito Santo state | Weverson Cardoso, Alice Calvente, Valquíria Dutra, Cassia Sakuragui | Journal Article | Rodriguésia | 2022 | 73 | |||
| Rio de Janeiro - Cactaceae of the State of Rio de Janeiro (version 1, 8/2022), fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org | Diego Rafael Gonzaga, Maria de Fátima Freitas, Alice Calvente | Website | 2022 | |||||
| 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) |
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| Cactaceae in Flora do Brasil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025 | Daniela C. Zappi, Nigel P. Taylor | Website | 2020 | |||||
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| Flora do Rio de Janeiro: Cactaceae | Maria de Fátima Freitas, Alice Calvente, Diego Rafael Gonzaga | Journal Article | Rodriguésia | 2020 | 71 | |||
| Neotypification of Rhipsalis rhombea (Rhipsalideae, Cactaceae) and Its Taxonomic History | Ralf Bauer, Nadja Korotkova | Journal Article | Haseltonia | 2020 | 27 | 95-101 | Cactus and Succulent Society of America | |
| Additions and corrections to ‘Cacti of Eastern Brazil’ | Nigel P. Taylor, Daniela C. Zappi | Journal Article | Bradleya | 2018 | 2018 | 36 | 2 – 21 | British Cactus and Succulent Society |
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| Rhipsalis, cactussen uit het tropische woud 1 | Aat van Uijen | Journal Article | Succulenta | 2017 | 96 | 6 | 270-275 | |
| 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 | ||
| Minas Gerais -- Epiphytes of Ibitipoca State Park (version 1, 11/2015), fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org | Samyra Gomes Furtado, Camila Nardy, Andressa Cabral, Luiz Menini Neto | Website | 2015 | |||||
| Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo & Espírito Santo -- Cactaceae of Serra da Mantiqueira (version 1, 11/2015), fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org | Diego Rafael Gonzaga, Ariane Luna Peixoto, Luiz Menini Neto | Website | 2015 | |||||
| Cactaceae in the state of Paraná, Brasil | André Soller, Patricia Soffiatti, Alice Calvente, Renato Goldenberg | Journal Article | Rodriguésia | 2014 | 65 | 201-219 | ||
| Minas Gerais -- Cactaceae of Serra Negra (version 1, 1/2013), fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org | Diego Rafael Gonzaga, Daniela C. Zappi, Luiz Menini Neto | Website | 2013 | |||||
| Minas Gerais -- Epífitas Vasculares da Serra do Cruz (version 1, 4/2013), fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org | Fernanda Eliane Alves, Ricardo Ottoni Silva, Luiz Menini Neto | Website | 2013 | |||||
| A New Subgeneric Classification of Rhipsalis (Cactoideae, Cactaceae) | Alice Calvente | Journal Article | Systematic Botany | 2012 | 37 | 4 | 983 – 988 | The American Society of Plant Taxonomists |
| Phylogeny and evolution of the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae) | Nadja Korotkova | Ph.D. Thesis | 2012 | Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn | ||||
| Molecular phylogeny of tribe Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae) and taxonomic implications for Schlumbergera and Hatiora | Alice Calvente, Daniela C. Zappi, Félix Forest, Lúcia G. Lohmann | Journal Article | Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution | 2011 | 58 | 3 | 456-468 | |
| 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 | ||
| Molecular phylogeny, evolution and systematics of Rhipsalis (Cactaceae) | Alice Calvente | Ph.D. Thesis | 2010 | Instituto de Biociências da Universidade de São Paulo | ||||
| Stem anatomy of Rhipsalis (Cactaceae) and its relevance for taxonomy | Alice Calvente, Regina H. P. Andreata, Ricardo C. Vieira | Journal Article | Plant Systematics and Evolution | 2008 | 276 | 3-4 | 271-277 | |
| Cactaceae | Daniela C. Zappi, Lidyanne Yuriko Saleme Aona, Nigel P. Taylor | Journal Article | Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo | 2007 | 5 | 180-193 | ||
| 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 | |||
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| Cacti of Eastern Brazil | Nigel P. Taylor, Daniela C. Zappi | Book | 2004 | The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | ||||
| Taxonomy and Phytogeography of the Cactaceae of Eastern Brazil | Nigel P. Taylor | Ph.D. Thesis | 2000 | |||||
| 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 | |
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Reduced Synonyms
| Name | Reduced by | Published Date | Published In |
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| Rhipsalis chloroptera F.A.C.Weber | Barthlott & Taylor (1995) | 1998 | Bois, Dict. Hort.: 1045. 1898 |
| Rhipsalis elliptica var. helicoidea Loefgr. | Britton & Rose (1923) | 1918 | Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 2: 44. 1918 |