Rhipsalis ewaldiana
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Rhipsalis ewaldiana is a species of plant in the genus Rhipsalis from the cactus family(Cactaceae).
description
Rhipsalis ewaldiana grows epiphytically with twofold shoots . The main shoots are square and of unlimited growth. They are up to 60 centimeters long and have a diameter of 4 to 5 millimeters. The mesotonically branched , 3 to 6 centimeters long side shoots are mostly triangular and have limited growth.
The white flowers appear laterally from the shoots and are 14 to 20 millimeters long. The spherical, more or less pink-colored fruits reach a diameter of 8 millimeters.
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Rhipsalis ewaldiana is common in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro .
It was first described in 1995 by Wilhelm Barthlott and Nigel Paul Taylor .
In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is called " Data Deficient (DD) ", i. H. with insufficient data.
proof
literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 572 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bradleya . Volume 13, 1995, p. 66.
- ↑ Rhipsalis ewaldiana in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Listed by: Zappi, D. & Taylor, NP, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
