Cactaceae

Rhipsalis Gaertn.

First published in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 137 (1788)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical America, Tropical & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Réunion, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is., Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 581.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Fruct. 1: 137 (1788) nom. conserv.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fruct. Sem. 1: 137 (1788), nom. conserv.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Calvente, A.M.; Versieux, L.M. [396] Peru K000542733 No
Jan 1, 2008 Calvente, A.M.; Versieux, L.M. [386] Ecuador K000542732 No
Jan 1, 2008 Calvente, A.M.; Versieux, L.M. [383] Ecuador K000542727 No
Jan 1, 2008 Calvente, A.M.; Versieux, L.M. [388b] Ecuador K000542728 No
Jan 1, 1998 Bautista, H.P.; Hind, D.J.N.; Smith, S.; Harley, R. [PCD3465] Brazil K000013319 Yes
Oct 1, 1996 Tscha, M.; Laurenio, A.; Oliveira, M.; Gomes, A.P.S. [369] Brazil K000013292 No
Oct 1, 1996 Laurenio, A.; Gomes, A.P.S.; Tscha, M.; Inacio, E. [159] Brazil K000013290 No
Oct 1, 1996 Tscha, M.; Laurenio, A.; Oliveira, M.; Gomes, A.P.S. [369] Brazil K000013291 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Brown, E., N. [0] K000250292 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Harley, R., M.; Taylor, N. [25566] Brazil K:SPC-77042.000 No
Mortens [81] Brazil K:SPC-37642.000 No
Ceron [1580] Ecuador K000250325 No
[0] K000250288 No
Souza, V., C. et al [2486b] Brazil K000250402 Yes
Hunt [6512] Brazil K000009541 Yes
Tonduz [0] Costa Rica K000250250 No
K:SPC-73694.000 No
Marks [s.n.0] Brazil K000250388 Yes
K:SPC-76924.000 No
Reitz; Klein [3555] Brazil K000250412 Yes
K:SPC-39002.000 Clonotype No
Heritiana, R. [RHS 290] Madagascar K000543512 No
[0] K000250297 No
Horich [0] Ecuador K000250330 No
Hunt [6486] Brazil K000250393 Yes
Hunt [6486] Brazil K000250385 Yes
Taylor, N.P. K000250294 No
Rose [2246] Brazil K000250284 No
Glover, E.C. Kenya K:SPC-25802.000 No
Zappi, D.C. [260] Brazil K000250391 Yes
Assis, M., A. et al [375] Brazil K000009519 Yes
Hutchison [1375] Peru K000250332 No
Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C. [1614] Brazil K000013296 No
Gillett [20961] Kenya K000250287 No
Reitz; Klein [9728] Brazil K000250411 Yes
Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D.C. [1648] Brazil K000250383 Yes
Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C.; Eggli [1396] Brazil K000013294 No
Zappi, D.C. [91] Paraguay K000250395 No
Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D.C. [1645] Brazil K000009535 Yes
Pabst [5178] Brazil K000250386 Yes
Queiroz, L.P.; Mayo, S.; Nadruz, M. [2926] Brazil K000013298 No
Erskine, C.M. [167] Brazil K:SPC-37478.000 No
Hunt [6486] Brazil K000250394 Yes
[0] K000250238 No
Martins [28] Brazil K:SPC-39672.000 No
Castellanos [23079] Brazil K000250387 Yes
Horich [0] Ecuador K000250328 No
Almeida, C., A. [ESA8145] Brazil K000250407 Yes
Brown, E., N. [0] K000250296 No
Oliveira, C., A. M. de et al [26] Brazil K000035156 Yes
K:SPC-16229.000 No
K000250243 No
Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C. [1629] Brazil K000013300 No
Martens [40] Brazil K:SPC-39004.000 No
Krapovickas; Cristobal [40057] Paraguay K000250396 No
Souza, V., C. et al [2486b] Brazil K000250403 Yes
Bertoni [21942] Argentina K000250363 No
Mumbo; K, H. [0] South Africa K000250286 No
Horich [0] Ecuador K000250329 No
Zappi, D.C. [260] Brazil K000250390 Yes
Zardini, E.M. [37014] Paraguay K000100237 No
Shirasuna et al [81] Brazil K000100132 Yes
Holm-Nielsen [22917] Ecuador K000250331 No
Miyagi, P.J.; Ivanauskas, N.M.; Leite, E.C.; Silva, I.C.; Ettori, O.; Fernandes, G.D. [232] Brazil K000100141 Yes
Lankester [0] Costa Rica K000102420 No
Bautista [4229] Brazil K000012277 Yes
McPherson [16716] K000100238 No
Dusen [14251] Brazil K000250410 Yes
Brown, E., N. [0] K000250236 No
Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C.; Eggli [1611] Brazil K000013299 No
K:SPC-14482.000 No
Barros, F., et al [29471] Brazil K000009538 Yes
van Donselaar [2087] Suriname K000009544 No
Hunt [6316] Brazil K000009542 Yes
Woolston [875] Paraguay K000250397 No
Johnson A [224] Guatemala K000102419 No
Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Stannard, B.; Hind, D.J.N.; Cavalcante, T.B.; Sales, M.; Chukr, N.S. [26400] Brazil K:SPC-77126.000 No
Pereira; Lopes [1413] Brazil K000250399 Yes
[0] K000101538 No
Irwin et al [20514] Brazil K000102488 No
Lewis; de Carvalho [729] Brazil K000009540 Yes
[0] K000250290 No
Madsen [61185] Ecuador K000250324 No
Glaziou, A.F.M. [14860] Brazil K000009539 Yes
Mexia [6634] Ecuador K000250327 No
Brown, E., N. [0] K000250283 No
Brown, E., N. [0] Uruguay K000250289 No
Steyermark [54389] Ecuador K000250326 No
[0] K000250291 No
[0] K000250237 No
Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D.C. [1645] Brazil K000009537 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [10888] Brazil K000250408 Yes
Oliveira, C., A. M. de et al [25] Brazil K000035157 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Carvalho; M, A. [729] Brazil K000013289 Yes
Maas; Martinelli [3397] Brazil K000009536 Yes
K:SPC-10607.000 No
Glaziou, A.F.M. [18265] Brazil K000250384 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [18262] Brazil K000250392 Yes
Souza, J., P. et al [64] Brazil K000250413 Yes
Souza, V., C. et al [7225] Brazil K000250406 Yes
Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C.; Eggli [1606] Brazil K000013295 No
Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C. [1635] Brazil K000013297 Yes
Sinclair [0] Ecuador K000250312 No
Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C.; Eggli [1556] Brazil K000013293 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0