Rhipsalis micrantha f. kirbergii (Barthlott) Süpplie
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Utrecht University Botanic Gardens, ex. ISI 1120, Near Chone, Prov. Manabi, Ecuador, 200m, 1975, type collection Rauh & Bartholtt #3464
Ecuador
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Commercial clone
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Description
| The accepted name Rhipsalis micrantha f. kirbergii (Barthlott) Süpplie was published in Rhipsalidinae, ed. 4: 100. 1994. The geographic range is Ecuador; Costa Rica found at elevations of 50-2250 meters with an endangered status of least concern. Rhipsalis micrantha f. kirbergii is classified in the subgenus Phyllarthrorhipsalis. Observed growing as an epiphyte or lithophyte. Overall habit is pendant, branches are dimorphic or monomorphic (single or more than one stem shape) and acrotonic (stems form from the tips of previous stems). Stems are 2 to 7 angled, margins have shallow crenations (slightly scalloped), bristles are absent to sparse. Basal stems are indeterminate (seasonal growth is various lengths), 15cm-25cm x 0.5cm-0.6cm. Main stems are determinate (seasonal growth is about the same length), 6cm-20cm x 0.6cm-1.2cm. Flowers are rotate: sub-patent, patent or reflexed (wheel shaped: partial to wide open to reflexed), 0.7cm-1.2cm x 0.6cm-0.8cm. Petals from 5 to 7, sepal count is unreported. Inner petals are white, light-yellow, light-green or pink, outer petals are white, light-yellow, green or pink. Stamen are white, from 25 to 35. Stigma lobes 4. Flower ovary is cylindrical, 0.6cm-0.8cm x 0.8cm. 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 2 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 green or pink. Ripe fruit is ovoid; white, 0.2cm-1cm x 0.5cm-1cm. Other notable features: Ripe fruit sometimes has a reddish ring at the top. While the flowers are predominantly white, I've observed almost entirely pale pink flowering specimen, at times they can even have a yellow-orange appearance. 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. Material Sampled, Calvente 388, El Oro, Ecuador (QCNE), in Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic Cacti1 Material Sampled, Calvente 383, Loja, Ecuador (QCNE), in Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic Cacti1 Material Sampled, Calvente 392, Canar, Ecuador (QCNE), 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 micrantha f. kirbergii 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) |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| New records of Rhipsalis micrantha (kunth) dc. (cactaceae) for the departments of valle del cauca, quindio and risaralda (Colombia) | Johan Home | Journal Article | Boletín Científico Centro de Museos Museo de Historia Natural | 2015 | 19 | 74-79 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Rhipsalis cuneata Britton & Rose, eine variable Art mit flachen Trieben von den Ostabhängen der Anden Boliviens, Perus and Ecuadors - mit Beschreibung der neuen Unterart R. cuneata ssp. australis Ralf Bauer ssp. nov. | Ralf Bauer | Journal Article | EPIG | 2008 | 62 | 5-28 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
| Bericht über zwei Vorträge von Myron Kimnach und Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Barthlott über ihre Ansichten zur Gattungsgliederung innerhalb der epiphytischen Kakteen | Ralf Bauer | Journal Article | EPIG | 1991 | 3 | 4 | 64-71 | |
| Rhipsalis rauhiorum Barthlott – ein schöner Epiphyt aus Südamerika | Ralf Bauer | Journal Article | Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten | 1989 | 10 | 12 | 308-309 | |
| Rhipsalis occidentalis Barthlott et Rauh. Eine neue Art mit blattartig abgeflachten Sprossen aus Ecuador und Peru | Wilhelm Barthlott, Werner Rauh | Journal Article | Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten | 1987 | 38 | 1 | 16-19 | |
| Über Rhipsalis tonduzii WEBER und eine seltsame Schatzsuche | Clarence Kl. Horich | Journal Article | Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten | 1982 | 33 | 5 | 93-95 | |
| Der Rhipsalis micrantha (HBK)DC-Komplex in Ecuador und Peru | Wilhelm Barthlott | 1974 | ||||||
| Cactus Lexicon | Curt Backeberg, Walther Haage | Book | 1966 | 205,220-222,440-449, 647, 750 | Blandford Press Ltd. (1966-1973) | |||
| Iets Over Onze Rhipsalideae. | G. D. Duursma | Journal Article | Succulenta | 1943 | 25 | 1 | 7 | |
| Publication. Field Museum of Natural History Botanical series | Field Museum of Natural History. | Book | 1937 | 18 | 2 | 755, 757-758 | Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History, 1912-1947 | |
| The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family | Nathaniel Lord Britton, Mary E. Eaton, N. J. Rose, Helen Adelaide Wood | Book | 1923 | 4 | 208-247 | Carnegie Institution of Washington | ||
| Icones Selectae Horti Thenensis | M. Èm. de Wildeman | Book | 1904 | 5 | 135-137 | |||
| Dictionnaire d'horticulture illustré | D. Bois | Book | 1893 | 1045-1048 | P. Klincksieck |
Reduced Synonyms
| Name | Reduced by | Published Date | Published In |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhipsalis kirbergii Barthlott | Barthlott & Taylor (1995) | 1974 | Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt 10: 11. 1974 |
| Rhipsalis micrantha f. kirbergii (Barthlott) Barthlott & N.P.Taylor | Korotkova (2021) | 1995 | Bradleya 13: 62. 1995 |
| Rhipsalis kirbergii var. monticola Barthlott | Korotkova (2021) | 1974 | Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt 10: 11. 1974 |
| Rhipsalis tonduzii F.A.C.Weber | Barthlott & Taylor (1995) | 1898 | Bois, Dict. Hort.: 1046. 1898 |