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| Author:
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William Thomas Stearn 1939 |
| Family: |
Cactaceae |
| Habitat: |
South-eastern
Africa, Madagascar, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, northern
Argentina, Venezuela, Uruguay, Florida, east Sri Lanka |
| Soil: |
Grit/Epiphytic |
| Water:
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Minimum |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
4
millimetres |
| Height: |
60 centimetres |
| Flower:
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Crème colour |
| Reproduction: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Pop names:
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Mistletoe Cactus |
| Synonyms: |
Cassytha baccifera, John M. Miller 1771. Cactus parasiticus,
Lam.1783. Rhipsalis cassutha, Gaertn. 1788. Rhipsalis
delphinensis, Barthlott 1788. Rhipsalis parasiticus, Haw.
1812. Rhipsalis fasciculata, Haw. 1819. Rhipsalis pendulina
A. Berger 1820. Rhipsalis cereuscula Haw. 1830. Hariota
cassytha Lem. 1839. Rhipsalis horrida, Baker 1884. Rhipsalis
prismatica, Rumpler 1885. Rhipsalis madagascariensis, F.A.C.
Weber 1889. Rhipsalis comorensis, F.A.C. Weber 1890.
Rhipsalis pilosa, F.A.C. Weber ex K. Schum. 1890. Rhipsalis
suareziana, F.A.C. Weber 1892. Rhipsalis tetragona, Web.
1892. Rhipsalis bartlettii, Clover 1938. Rhipsalis heptagona,
Rauh & Backeb. 1957. Rhipsalis coralloides, Rauh 1962.
Rhipsalis saxicola, Rauh 1963. Rhipsalis bermejensis, F.
Ritter 1966. Rhipsalis mauritiana, Barthlott 1973. |
| Got
it from: |
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| Year: |
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All plants from
Oribi Gorge, South
Africa.
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This member of the Cactaceae
family was described by
William Thomas Stearn in 1939 (and by a lot of others before
and after!). It is found in central Americas, southern Africa,
Madagascar, east Sri Lanka and probably other places. It grows in
grit, between rocks and as an epiphyte with little water and some
sun. It is the only native cacti outside the Americas. Probably
spread by birds because of the white fruits have sticky pulp and
tiny seeds. The branches are 3-4 millimetres in diameter, and can
reach for 60 centimetres. Some subspecies has no thorns, others have
lots of small thorns. The flowers are crème coloured.
baccifera means
sticks-making.
SubFamily: Cactoideae ,
Tribe: Rhipsalideae
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Except from
this one, which is from northern Madagascar. |
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