Hatiora herminiae

Hatiora herminiae
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Rhipsalideae
Genre :	Hatiora
Type :	Hatiora herminiae
Scientific name
	Hatiora herminiae
	( Postage & A.Cast. ) Barthlott

Hatiora herminiae is a species of plant in the genus Hatiora from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet herminiae honors Herminia Castellanos, the wife of the Argentine botanist Alberto Castellanos (1896–1968).

description

Hatiora herminiae has an epiphytic and shrubby growth with upright or arched stems that branch out in a fork or whorl . It reaches heights of growth of up to 30 centimeters. The gray to dull dark green, cylindrical, not ribbed , at the tip felted shoot segments are 2 to 5 centimeters long and have a diameter of up to 5 millimeters. The few small areoles are covered with small scales and 1 to 2 small bristles.

The mostly individual, pink-red to pink-magenta colored flowers are up to 2 centimeters long and have a diameter of up to 2.5 centimeters. The fruits are olive green.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Hatiora herminiae is distributed in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais in the cloud forests of the Serra da Mantiqueira at altitudes of up to 2000 meters. The first description as Hariota herminiae was in 1941 by Paulo Campos Porto and Alberto Castellanos . However, it was invalid according to the rules of the ICBN (Article 11.4, incorrect name). Wilhelm Barthlott placed them in the genus Hatiora in 1987 . A synonym is Rhipsalis herminiae .

In the Red List of Threatened Species of IUCN is the species as " Endangered (EN) ," d. H. listed as endangered.

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 342-343 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 107.
↑ Bradleya . Volume 5, 1987, p. 100.
↑ Hatiora herminiae in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Taylor, NP & Zappi, D., 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2014.

[1] Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 107.

[2] Bradleya . Volume 5, 1987, p. 100.

[3] Hatiora herminiae in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Taylor, NP & Zappi, D., 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2014.