Rhipsalis subgen. Phyllorhipsalis

Rhipsalis subgen. Phyllorhipsalis (K.Schum.) K.Schum. ()
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🌡 Published in Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 615 (1898)
🌡 BasionymRhipsalis sect. Phyllorhipsalis ()
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🌡 Basionym published in Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 3(6a): 198 (1894)
🌡 Type Pseudorhipsalis ramulosa
Etymology

Greek phyllon β€˜leaf’ + Rhipsalis. For the leaf-like flattened stems.

Schumann later (Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. Nachtr. 1903; Keys Monogr. Cact. 1903) adopted the spelling Phyllorrhipsalis (cf. Acanthorhipsalis, Calamorhipsalis, Goniorhipsalis, Ophiorhipsalis).


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Jul 17). Rhipsalis subgen. Phyllorhipsalis. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/rhipsalis-subgen-phyllorhipsalis

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