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407.0000 Family Cactaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 310 (1789), nom. cons.
ca. 140-170 genera (circumscription still very much in flux), ca. 1700-1800 spp. Latest phylogeny: de Vos et al. (2025). There has been excessive splitting, leading to over 3000 species in some collectors view. It should be good practice in the future that each ´new species´ description is confirmed by molecular genetics, not only by morphology.
Species listed in database: 1840; hybrids: 80
= Cereaceae DC. & Spreng.(transl.Jameson); Elem. Philos. Pl. 142 (1821)
= Mammillariaceae D.L.Fu; Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(5): 352 (2024)
= Nopaleaceae E.Schmid & Curtman; Pflanzenreich [Petermann] 2: 135 (1856)
= Opuntiaceae Desv.; Dict. Rais. Bot. 52, 385 (1817)
407.6602 Genus Lepismium Pfeiff.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 3: 315 (1835)
Distribution: E-Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Peru
Species listed in database: 6
= Ophiorhipsalis (K.Schum.) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 39 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Nothorhipsalis Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 29 (2001 publ. 2002)
species :
Lepismium cruciforme (Vell.) Miq.; Bull. Sci. Phys. Nat. Néerl. 1838: 49 (1838), nom. cons.
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Pernambuco, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Cordillera, Guaira, Paraguari); Uruguay (Artigas, Cerro Largo); Argentina (Chaco, Corrientes, Formosa, Misiones)
84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus cruciformis Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 207 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Cereus cruciformis (Arráb.) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 333 (1841)
= Cereus elegans Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 138 (1837)
= Cereus knightii J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 139 (1837)
= Cereus myosurus Salm-Dyck; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 469 (1827)
= Cereus myosurus var. tenuior Salm-Dyck; Hort. Dyck. 65 (1834)
= Cereus setosus G.Lodd.; Bot. Cab. 19: t. 1887 (1833)
= Cereus squamulosus Salm-Dyck ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 469 (1828)
= Cereus tenuis DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 469 (1828)
= Cereus tenuispinus Haw.; Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 1827: 125 (1827)
= Hariota cruciformis (Vell.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 262 (1891)
= Hariota knightii (C.F.Först.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 263 (1891)
= Hariota knightii var. tenuispinis Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 263 (1891)
= Hariota ramosisima (Lem.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 263 (1891)
= Hariota squamulosa Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 263 (1891)
= Lepismium anceps (F.A.C.Weber) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 368 (1937)
= Lepismium cavernosum (G.Lindb.) G.Lindb. ex K.Schum.; (1890)
= Lepismium commune Pfeiff.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 3: 315 (1835)
= Lepismium cruciforme f. anceps (F.A.C.Weber) Süpplie; Rhipsalidinae 11 (1990)
= Lepismium cruciforme f. myosurus (Salm-Dyck) Süpplie; Rhipsalidinae 11 (1990)
= Lepismium cruciforme subvar. vollii (Backeb.) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 688 (1959)
= Lepismium cruciforme var. anceps (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 689 (1959)
= Lepismium cruciforme var. cavernosum (G.Lindb.) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 689 (1959)
= Lepismium cruciforme var. knightii (Pfeiff.) Boom; Succulenta (Netherlands) 1959: 142 (1959)
= Lepismium cruciforme var. myosurus (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 688 (1959)
= Lepismium knightii Pfeiff.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 3: 380 (1835)
= Lepismium myosurus (Salm-Dyck) Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 139 (1837)
= Lepismium ramosissimum Lem.; Ill. Hort. 11(Misc.): 73 (1864)
= Lepismium tenue Pfeiff.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 3: 315 (1835)
= Lepismium vollii Backeb.; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 411 (1936)
= Rhipsalis anceps F.A.C.Weber; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 64: 427 (1892), et Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 3: 24 (1893)
= Rhipsalis brevibarbis K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 6a: 199 (1894)
= Rhipsalis cavernosa (G.Lindb.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 4(2): 289 (1890)
= Rhipsalis communis (Pfeiff.) Mottet; Dict. Prat. Hort. 4: 479 (1896-1897)
= Rhipsalis cruciformis (Vell.) A.Cast.; Anales Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Bernardino Rivadavia 32: 496 (1925)
= Rhipsalis ensiformis F.A.C.Weber; Dict. Hort. [Bois] 2: 1047 (1898)
= Rhipsalis knightii (Pfeiff.) C.F.Först.; Handb. Cacteenk. [Förster] 456 (1846)
= Rhipsalis macropogon K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 4(2): 282 (1890)
= Rhipsalis mittleri C.F.Först.; Handb. Cacteenk. [Förster] 455 (1846)
= Rhipsalis myosurus (Pfeiff.) C.F.Först.; Handb. Cacteenk. [Förster] 455 (1846)
= Rhipsalis radicans F.A.C.Weber; Dict. Hort. [Bois] 2: 1047 (1898)
= Rhipsalis radicans var. anceps F.A.C.Weber; Dict. Hort. [Bois] 2: 1047 (1898)
= Rhipsalis radicans var. ensiformis F.A.C.Weber; Dict. Hort. [Bois] 2: 1047 (1898)
= Rhipsalis radicans var. rosea F.A.C.Weber; Dict. Hort. [Bois] 2: 1047 (1898)
= Rhipsalis ramosissima (Lem.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 4(2): 299 (1890)
= Rhipsalis squamulosa (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 4(2): 280 (1890)
species :
Lepismium floribundum Süpplie; Rhipsalis and Lepismium 65 (2007)
Distribution: Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul)
84 BRA
species :
Lepismium houlletianum (Lem.) Barthlott; Bradleya 5: 99 (1987)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Argentina (Misiones)
84 BRA 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthorhipsalis houlletiana (Lem.) Volgin; Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. 87(3): 83 (1982)
= Hariota houlletiana (Lem.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 263 (1891)
= Lepismium houlletianum f. regnellii (G.Lindb.) Barthlott & N.P.Taylor; Bradleya 13: 47 (1995)
= Lepismium houlletianum f. regnellii (G.Lindb.) Süpplie; Rhipsalidinae, ed. 4: (100) (1994)
= Lepismium houlletianum var. regnellii (G.Lindb.) Barthlott; Bradleya 5: 99 (1987)
= Nothorhipsalis houlletiana (Lem.) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 29 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Nothorhipsalis houlletiana subsp. regnellii (G.Lindb.) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 29 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Rhipsalis houlletiana Lem.; Ill. Hort. 5(Misc.): 64 (1858)
= Rhipsalis houlletiana var. regnellii (G.Lindb.) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 68(3): 156 (1996)
= Rhipsalis houlletii Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. 100: t. 6089 (1874), orth. var.
= Rhipsalis regnellii G.Lindb.; Gartenflora 39: 118 (1890), fig. 31 & 32, et intr. Hortic. 39: (1890) 121. fig. 29, 31, 32, K. Schum. in Fl. Bras. [Martius] 4(2): 295, t. 58 (1893)
species :
Lepismium lorentzianum (Grisebach) Barthlott; Bradleya 5: 99 (1987)
Distribution: Bolivia; Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán)
83 BOL 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Nothorhipsalis lorentziana (Griseb.) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 29 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Rhipsalis lorentziana Griseb.; Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 139 (1879)
species :
Lepismium lumbricoides (Lem.) Barthlott; Bradleya 5: 99 (1987)
Distribution: Bolivia; SE-Brazil (São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Amambay, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Central, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Paraguari, San Pedro); Uruguay (Artigas, Cerro Largo, Florida Prov., Maldonado, Rio Negro, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembó, Treinta y Tres); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Tucumán)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus lumbricoides Lem.; Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov. 60 (1839)
= Hariota lumbricalis Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 262 (1891)
= Hariota sarmentacea Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 107 (1891)
= Ophiorhipsalis lumbricoides (Lem.) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 39 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Rhipsalis buchtienii Guillaumin & Poup.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 4: 1024 (1932), nomen
= Rhipsalis leucorhaphis K.Schum.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 125 (1900)
= Rhipsalis loefgrenii Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 232 (1923)
= Rhipsalis lumbricoides (Lem.) Lem.; Ill. Hort. 6(Misc.): 68 (1859)
= Rhipsalis lumbricoides var. leucorhaphis (K.Schum.) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 247 (1979)
= Rhipsalis novaesii Loefgr.; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 1: 69 (1915)
= Rhipsalis novaesii Loefgr. ex Gürke; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 19: 12 (1909), descr.
= Rhipsalis sarmentacea Otto & A.Dietr.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 9: 98 (1841)
form :
f. aculeatum (F.A.C.Weber) Barthlott & N.P.Taylor; Bradleya 13: 48 (1995)
Distribution: Paraguay (Pres. Hayes); Argentina (Catamarca, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Tucumán)
85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepismium aculeatum (F.A.C.Weber) Barthlott; Bradleya 5: 99 (1987)
= Ophiorhipsalis lumbricoides subsp. aculeata (F.A.C.Weber) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 39 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Rhipsalis aculeata F.A.C.Weber; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 64: 428 (1892), et Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 3: 33 (1893)
= Rhipsalis lumbricoides var. aculeata (F.A.C.Weber) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 68(3): 156 (1996)
species :
Lepismium warmingianum (K.Schum.) Barthlott; Bradleya 5: 99 (1987)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Caaguazu, Caazapa, Guaira, Itapua, Paraguari); Argentina (Misiones)
84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepismium lineare (K.Schum.) Barthlott; Bradleya 9: 89 (1991)
= Nothorhipsalis warmingiana (K.Schum.) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 4(1-2): 29 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Rhipsalis gonocarpa F.A.C.Weber; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 64: 427 (1892), et Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 3: 23 (1893)
= Rhipsalis linearis K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 4(2): 296 (1890)
= Rhipsalis pterocarpa F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 641 (1898)
= Rhipsalis warmingiana K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 4(2): 291 (1890)
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