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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)
407.6436 Genus Pseudorhipsalis Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 213-214 (1923)
Distribution: Mexico to Caribbean, Venezuela and Bolivia
Species listed in database: 5
= Disocactus sect.Pseudorhipsalis (Britton & Rose) Kimnach; Haseltonia 1: 106 (1993)
= Disocactus subgen.Pseudorhipsalis (Britton & Rose) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 51(4): 170 (1979)
= Wittia Schum.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 13: 117 (1903) (non Pantocsek)
= Wittiocactus Rauschert; Taxon 31: 558 (1982)
species :
Pseudorhipsalis acuminata Cufod.; Arch. Bot. (Forlì) 9: 196 (1933)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Disocactus acuminatus (Cufod.) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 33: 14 (1961)
= Disocactus horichii Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 51(4): 169 (1979)
= Pseudorhipsalis horichii (Kimnach) Barthlott; Bradleya 9: 90 (1991)
= Rhipsalis acuminata (Cufod.) Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 18: 1560 (1938)
species :
Pseudorhipsalis alata (Sw.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 213 (1923)
Distribution: Jamaica
81 JAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus alatus Sw.; Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. [O.P.Swartz] 77 (1788)
= Cactus speciosus Hook.; Bot. Mag. 55: t. 2820 (1828), nom. illeg.
= Cereus alatus (Sw.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 470 (1828)
= Cereus alatus var. crassior Salm-Dyck; Hort. Dyck. 66 (1834)
= Disocactus alatus (Sw.) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 33: 14 (1961)
= Epiphyllum alatum (Sw.) Haw.; Suppl. Pl. Succ. 84, et Phil. Mag. (Aug. 1829) 109
= Epiphyllum swartzianum (Pfeiff.) Janti; Soc. Roy. Hort. Belgique Cat. Gén. 1842: 6 (1842)
= Hariota alata (Sw.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 262 (1891)
= Hariota swartziana (Pfeiff.) Lem.; Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov. 75 (1839)
= Pseudorhipsalis harrisii (Gürke) Y.Itô; Cactaceae [Itô] 160 (1952)
= Rhipsalis alata (Sw.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 4(2): 288 (1890)
= Rhipsalis harrisii Gürke; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 18: 180 (1908)
= Rhipsalis swartziana Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 131 (1837)
species :
Pseudorhipsalis amazonica (K.Schum.) Ralf Bauer; Haseltonia 9: 101 (2002 publ. 2003)
subspecies :
subsp. amazonica
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Bolívar, Caquetá, Cesar, Chocó, Córdoba, Magdalena, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Santander, Vaupés); Venezuela (Aragua, Carabobo, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Miranda, Yaracuy, Zulia); Ecuador; Peru
80 COS PAN 82 CLM VEN 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Disocactus amazonicus (K.Schum.) D.R.Hunt; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 44(1): 2 (1982)
= Wittia amazonica K.Schum.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 13: 117 (1903)
= Wittiocactus amazonicus (K.Schum.) Rauschert; Taxon 31(3): 559 (1982)
subspecies :
subsp. chocoensis Ralf Bauer; Haseltonia 9: 108 (2002 publ. 2003)
Distribution: Colombia (Chocó)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Wittiocactus panamensis subsp. chocoensis (Ralf Bauer) Guiggi; Iconogr. Cat. Cact. Cult. Hanbury 60 (2016)
subspecies :
subsp. panamensis (Britton & Rose) Ralf Bauer; Haseltonia 9: 106 (2002 publ. 2003)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia
80 PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Wittiocactus panamensis (Britton & Rose) Rauschert; Taxon 31(3): 559 (1982)
= Wittia panamensis Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 241 (1913)
species :
Pseudorhipsalis himantoclada (Rol.-Goss.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 213 (1923)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Valle)
80 COS PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Disocactus himantocladus (Rol.-Goss.) Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 33: 14 (1961)
= Rhipsalis himantoclada Rol.-Goss.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 694 (1909)
= Wittia costaricensis Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 261 (1913)
= Wittia himantoclada (Rol.-Goss.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 88 (1958)
species :
Pseudorhipsalis lankesteri (Kimnach) Barthlott; Bradleya 9: 90 (1991)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Disocactus lankesteri Kimnach; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 51(4): 168 (1979)
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