Accession Data

Rhipsalis mesembryanthemoides

Common Name: Clumpy Mistletoe Cactus

Family: Cactaceae

Country of Origin: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)

Description: Rhipsalis mesembryanthemoides is an epiphytic plant with strong stems covered by tiny branchlets. Initially this plant grows erect, later it is pendent, branching free. The main branches are elongated, cylindrical and woody, up to 20 cm long and 1 to 2 mm in diameter. The white flowers appear at areoles of the branchlets. The berries which adorn the leafy segmented stems are white and almost transparent.5

Today it is only known from public parks in Rio de Janeiro. The species is therefore listed as Criticially Endangered and it is potentially extinct in the wild as it no longer occurs in any natural habitat even though it has colonized the urban areas.4

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 10a-11

Accession #: 198502048

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 3307

Quantity: 2

Source: Unknown

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: core eudicots

Order: Caryophyllales

Family: Cactaceae

SubFamily: Cactoideae

Tribe: Rhipsalideae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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2024
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References

  1. Rhipsalis mesembryanthemoides at Rhipsalis.com. Last accessed Wednesday, 19 December, 2018.
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
  3. Rhipsalis mesembryanthemoides at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
  4. Rhipsalis mesembryanthemoides at IUCN Redlist. Last accessed on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
  5. Rhipsalis mesembryanthemoides at The Encyclopedia of Cacti. Last accessed Wednesday, 19 December, 2018.

Images

Rhipsalis mesembryanthemoides
Rhipsalis mesembryanthemoides