Rhipsalis floccosa subsp. hohenauensis (F. Ritter) Barthlott & N. P. Taylor
Images | Description | Publications | Reduced Synonyms
RBG Kew 1991-1448, Reserva de Itabo, Paraguay, D. Zappi 92 – material sampled, Phylogeny and evolution of the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae), Nadja Korotkova, Ph.D. Thesis, 2012
Possibly Rhipsalis floccosa subsp. hohenauensis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, Utrecht University Botanic Gardens, ex. Gerardus Olsthoorn
Description
| The accepted name Rhipsalis floccosa subsp. hohenauensis (F. Ritter) Barthlott & N. P. Taylor was published in Bradleya 13: 57. 1995. The geographic range is Eastern Paraguay, Argentina (Misiones), Southern Brazil (?) found at elevations of unreported meters with an endangered status of data deficient. Rhipsalis floccosa subsp. hohenauensis is classified in the subgenus Calamorhipsalis. Observed growing as an epiphyte. Overall habit is pendant, branches are monomorphic (single stem shape) and acrotonic (stems form from the tips of previous stems). Stems are round and 5 angled, bristles are absent. Main stems are determinate (seasonal growth is about the same length), 7cm-20cm x 0.3cm-0.6cm. Flowers are rotate: sub-patent or patent (wheel shaped: partial to wide open), 0.8cm-1.2cm x 0.4cm-2cm. Petal count is unreported, sepal count is unreported. Inner petals are white or yellow, outer petals are yellow. Stamen are white, from 56 to 80. Stigma lobes from 4 to 5. Flower ovary is subglobose, 0.15cm x unreported. Flowering position on the stem is lateral and the flower orientation in relation to the stem is oblique. Does repeat flowering per areole. A maximum of 2 flowers were reported at a single areole. Areole position in the stems is deeply immersed (flower ovary is partially or fully hidden in the stems during bud development). Trichomes or wool is dense at the areoles after flowering. Unripe fruit is green or red. Ripe fruit is obconical-globose; white or purple, unreported x 0.5cm. Other notable features: Ripe fruit sometimes has a reddish ring at the top. The floral characteristics for this species are similar to R. trigonoides, R. dissimilis f. dissimilis, R. floccosa subsp. hohenauensis, and R. floccosa subsp. floccosa which it is closely related1 to. The flowers are reportedly smaller than any of the aformentioned species. A common identifiying characteristic for this species is the yellow flower buds. 1Phylogeny and evolution of the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae), Nadja Korotkova, Ph.D. Thesis, 2012 Comments: Subspecies 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 subspecies. Taxonomic treatment and description were derived from:
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Rhipsalis floccosa subsp. hohenauensis 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 | |||||
| Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | Plants of the World Online. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025 | 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) |
| Biodiversidad De La Flora Vascular De La Provincia De Misiones, Región Paranaense Argentina | Christian A. Zanotti, Héctor A. Keller, Fernando O. Zuloaga | Journal Article | Darwiniana | 2020 | 8 | 1 | 129 | |
| Rhipsalis, cactussen uit het tropische woud 4 | Aat van Uijen | Journal Article | Succulenta | 2018 | 97 | 5 | 220-226 | |
| Rhipsalis spinescens Lombardi - eine kritische Bewertung unter Berücksichtigung neuer Funde | Andreas Hofacker | Journal Article | EPIG | 2017 | 79 | 5-15 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Molecular cytogenetic insights into the evolution of the epiphytic genus Lepismium (Cactaceae) and related genera | Natalia C. Moreno, Leonardo D. Amarilla, María L. Las Peñas, Gabriel Bernardello | Journal Article | Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society | 2015 | 177 | 2 | 263-277 | |
| Morphology and anatomy of Rhipsalis cereuscula, Rhipsalis floccosa subsp. hohenauensis and Lepismium cruciforme (Cactaceae) seedlings | Alan C. Secorun, Luiz Antonio de Souza | Journal Article | Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad | 2011 | 82 | 131-143 | ||
| 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 | |||
| The New Cactus Lexicon: Text | David Hunt, Nigel P. Taylor, Graham Charles | Book | 2006 | 138-139,142-143,253-257 | DH Books | |||
| Re-classification of Rhipsalideae, A Polyphyletic Tribe of the Cactaceae Durande | Alexander B. Doweld | Journal Article | Succulents | 2001 | 4 | 1-2 | ||
| Die Namen der Gattungen und Arten epiphytischer Kakteen. Teil 1. Rhipsalideae | Ralf Bauer | Journal Article | EPIG | 1996 | 8 | 2 | 47-51 | |
| Cactaceae of South America: The Ritter Collections | Urs Eggli, Mélica Muñoz Schick, Beat Ernst Leuenberger | Book | Englera | 1995 | 16 | 15, 27, 42, 51, 58, 61, 73-74, 111, 220, 240-242, 271, 412, 431, 451-453, 488, 503-504, 507, 513, 515-516, 522-523, 566, 579 | ||
| Notes towards a Monograph of Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae) | Wilhelm Barthlott, Nigel P. Taylor | Journal Article | Bradleya | 1995 | 13 | 43-79 | British Cactus and Succulent Society | |
| Iii. Unterfamilie Cereoideae K. Schum. 1898 | Friedrich Ritter | Journal Article | Kakteen in Südamerika | 1979 | 20 | 1 | 36-47 |
Reduced Synonyms
| Name | Reduced by | Published Date | Published In |
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| Rhipsalis hohenauensis F.Ritter | Barthlott & Taylor (1995) | 1979 | Kakteen Südamerika 1: 248. 1979 |
| Hylorhipsalis floccosa subsp. hohenauensis (F.Ritter) Doweld | Korotkova (2021) | 2002 | Sukkulenty 4(1-2): 37. 2002 ["2001"] |