Rhipsalis lindbergiana
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Rhipsalis lindbergiana is a species of plant in the genus Rhipsalis from the cactus family(Cactaceae).
description
Rhipsalis lindbergiana grows epiphytically with hanging, differently branched shoots of unlimited growth and reaches a length of up to 2 meters. The smooth shoots are slightly twofold. The cylindrical main shoots are up to 1 meter long and 3 to 5 millimeters in diameter. The side shoots, which are also cylindrical, are shorter and slightly thinner at 2 to 4 millimeters in diameter. The non-assembled areoles are close together and have one or two dark bristles that soon fall off.
The wheel-shaped, pink to white flowers appear on the side of the shoots. They are 3 to 5 millimeters long and can reach a diameter of up to 10 millimeters. The spherical fruits are bright red.
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Rhipsalis lindbergiana is common in the Brazilian states of Pernambuco , Sergipe , Bahia , Minas Gerais , Espírito Santo Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo .
It was first described in 1890 by Karl Moritz Schumann .
In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered.
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literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 573 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Flora Brasiliensis . Volume 4, Part 2, 1890, p. 271, (online) .
- ↑ Rhipsalis lindbergiana in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Taylor, NP & Zappi, D., 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2014.