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Rhipsalideae

Rhipsalis olivifera N. P. Taylor & Zappi

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RB 693 (Thieken s.n.; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; near Teresopolis, on the footpath through the mountains from Teresopolis to Correias (Correias lies north of Petropolis), 1300m)

Rhipsalis olivifera, RB 693 (Thieken s.n.; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; near Teresopolis, on the footpath through the mountains from Teresopolis to Correias (Correias lies north of Petropolis), 1300m)
Photo: Ralf Bauer
Rhipsalis olivifera, RB 693 (Thieken s.n.; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; near Teresopolis, on the footpath through the mountains from Teresopolis to Correias (Correias lies north of Petropolis), 1300m)
Photo: Ralf Bauer
Rhipsalis olivifera, RB 693 (Thieken s.n.; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; near Teresopolis, on the footpath through the mountains from Teresopolis to Correias (Correias lies north of Petropolis), 1300m)
Photo: Ralf Bauer
Rhipsalis olivifera, RB 693 (Thieken s.n.; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; near Teresopolis, on the footpath through the mountains from Teresopolis to Correias (Correias lies north of Petropolis), 1300m)
Photo: Ralf Bauer
Rhipsalis olivifera, RB 693 (Thieken s.n.; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; near Teresopolis, on the footpath through the mountains from Teresopolis to Correias (Correias lies north of Petropolis), 1300m)
Photo: Ralf Bauer


RB 853 (Urban s.n.; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; Road from Rio de Janeiro to Teresopolis, shortly before Teresopolis, approx. 1000m)

Rhipsalis olivifera, RB 853 (Urban s.n.; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; Road from Rio de Janeiro to Teresopolis, shortly before Teresopolis, approx. 1000m)
Photo: Ralf Bauer
Rhipsalis olivifera, RB 853 (Urban s.n.; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; Road from Rio de Janeiro to Teresopolis, shortly before Teresopolis, approx. 1000m)
Photo: Ralf Bauer
Rhipsalis olivifera, RB 853 (Urban s.n.; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; Road from Rio de Janeiro to Teresopolis, shortly before Teresopolis, approx. 1000m)
Photo: Ralf Bauer
Rhipsalis olivifera, RB 853 (Urban s.n.; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; Road from Rio de Janeiro to Teresopolis, shortly before Teresopolis, approx. 1000m)
Photo: Ralf Bauer
Rhipsalis olivifera, RB 853 (Urban s.n.; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; Road from Rio de Janeiro to Teresopolis, shortly before Teresopolis, approx. 1000m)
Photo: Ralf Bauer


RB 917 (AH 566, Serra dos Òrgãos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Rhipsalis olivifera, RB 917 (AH 566, Serra dos Òrgãos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Photo: Ralf Bauer
Rhipsalis olivifera, RB 917 (AH 566, Serra dos Òrgãos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Photo: Ralf Bauer


Utrecht University Botanic Gardens, ex. Jena Botanical Garden

Rhipsalis olivifera, Utrecht University Botanic Gardens, ex. Jena Botanical Garden
Photo: Aat van Uijen

 
AH 569, Serra dos Orgãos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rhipsalis olivifera, AH 569, Serra dos Orgãos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Photo: Horst Kündiger

Description

The accepted name Rhipsalis olivifera N. P. Taylor & Zappi was published in Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 8. 1997.

The geographic range is Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo) found at elevations of 1500-2000 meters with an endangered status of near threatened.

Rhipsalis olivifera is classified in the subgenus Phyllarthrorhipsalis.

Observed growing as an epiphyte. Overall habit is pendant, branches are dimorphic (single stem shape) and acrotonic (stems form from the tips of previous stems).

Stems are 2 to 3 angled, margins have low to deep crenations (slightly to deeply scalloped), bristles are absent. Main stems are determinate (seasonal growth is about the same length), 12cm-27cm x 1.4cm-9cm.

Flowers are rotate: patent or reflexed (wheel shaped: wide open to reflexed), 0.84cm-1.25cm x 1.3cm-1.6cm. Petals from 7 to 8, sepals from 1 to 4. Inner petals are white, light-yellow, light-green or pink, outer petals are white, green or pink. Stamen are white, from 80 to 130. Stigma lobes from 3 to 5. Flower ovary is obconical, 0.24cm-0.4cm x 0.33cm-0.45cm.

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 or pink. Ripe fruit is globose; green or brown, 0.5cm-0.7cm x 0.55cm-0.66cm.

Other notable features:
Ripe fruit sometimes with a white base or pink ring at the top. Identifying characteristics are in the often pinkish or greenish flower (can also be yellow), ripe green to brown fruit, and distinct fruit shape.

Comments:
Material Sampled, Calvente 151, RJ, Brazil (SPF), in Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic Cacti1
Material Sampled, Calvente 226, 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:
  • The referenced publications below
    • published material was examined and consolidated
      • to determine minimum and maximum size ranges
      • to determine color variations and shapes
  • In rare cases
    • if minimum and maximum values were unreported, authors examined their own materials
    • if clearly observed colors were unreported, authors expanded the botanical descriptions

Rhipsalis olivifera referenced publications

TitleAuthorsTypeJournalYearVolumeIssuePagesPublisher
Epifytische cactussen, rhipsalis.eu. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025Aat van UijenWebsite2025
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | Plants of the World Online. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025Website2025
The Caryophyllales Network 2015+ [continuously updated]: A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025Website2025
WFO The World Flora Online. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025Website2025
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2024-2. accessed on 2025-01-07Website2024
Updated List of the Flora of the Serra Dos Órgãos National Park, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrazilMarcus Alberto Nadruz Coelho, Cecilia Faria CronembergerWebsite2024
Rio de Janeiro - Cactaceae of the State of Rio de Janeiro (version 1, 8/2022), fieldguides.fieldmuseum.orgDiego Rafael Gonzaga, Maria de Fátima Freitas, Alice CalventeWebsite2022
Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org – a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the familyNadja 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. BerendsohnJournal ArticleWilldenowia2021512251 – 270Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin (BGBM)
Cactaceae in Flora do Brasil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025Daniela C. Zappi, Nigel P. TaylorWebsite2020
Flora do Rio de Janeiro: CactaceaeMaria de Fátima Freitas, Alice Calvente, Diego Rafael GonzagaJournal ArticleRodriguésia202071
Neotypification of Rhipsalis rhombea (Rhipsalideae, Cactaceae) and Its Taxonomic HistoryRalf Bauer, Nadja KorotkovaJournal ArticleHaseltonia20202795-101Cactus and Succulent Society of America
A Journey Over the Organ Mountains in BrazilAndreas HofackerJournal ArticleThe Cactus Explorer20182348-62
Rhipsalis, cactussen uit het tropische woud 1Aat van UijenJournal ArticleSucculenta2017966270-275
Rhipsalis (Cactaceae): loss and gain of floral rewards is mirrored in range sizes and distribution patterns of speciesBernadette Grosse-Veldmann, Stefan Abrahamczyk, Jens Mutke, Wilhelm Barthlott, Maximilian WeigendJournal ArticleBotanical Journal of the Linnean Society2016180491-503
A New Subgeneric Classification of Rhipsalis (Cactoideae, Cactaceae)Alice CalventeJournal ArticleSystematic Botany2012374983 – 988The American Society of Plant Taxonomists
Phylogeny and evolution of the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae)Nadja KorotkovaPh.D. Thesis2012Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Molecular phylogeny of tribe Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae) and taxonomic implications for Schlumbergera and HatioraAlice Calvente, Daniela C. Zappi, Félix Forest, Lúcia G. LohmannJournal ArticleMolecular Phylogenetics and Evolution2011583456-468
Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic CactiAlice Calvente, Daniela C. Zappi, Félix Forest, Lúcia G. LohmannJournal ArticleInternational Journal of Plant Sciences20111727902-914
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 BarthlottJournal ArticleAmerican Journal of Botany2011981549-1572
Molecular phylogeny, evolution and systematics of Rhipsalis (Cactaceae)Alice CalventePh.D. Thesis2010Instituto de Biociências da Universidade de São Paulo
CactaceaeDaniela C. Zappi, Lidyanne Yuriko Saleme Aona, Nigel P. TaylorJournal ArticleFlora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo20075180-193
The New Cactus Lexicon: Atlas of illustrationsDavid Hunt, Nigel P. Taylor, Graham CharlesBook2006104-120DH Books
The New Cactus Lexicon: TextDavid Hunt, Nigel P. Taylor, Graham CharlesBook2006138-139,142-143,253-257DH Books

Reduced Synonyms

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