Lepismium species
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| Name | Status | Stem Shapes | Basal Stem Length Up To | Main Stem Length | Main Stem Diameter/Width | Stem Bristles | Inner Flower Color | Outer Flower Color | Flower Shape | Flower Diameter | Flower Position | Flower Orientation | Flower Ovary Position | Stamen Color | Ripe Fruit Color | Stem Shape |
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| Lepismium cruciforme (Vell.) Miq. | accepted | 2 to 6 angled | - | L (20cm-50cm) | L (3cm-5cm) | absent, sparse, dense | white, cream, yellow, pink, red | white, cream, yellow, yellow-green, pink, maroon, brown, red | bell or funnel shaped | XS (less than .95cm) | terminal, lateral | oblique | flower ovary is partially hidden in the stems during bud development | white, cream | pink, red, magenta, purple | 2 angled, 3 angled, 4 angled, 5 angled, 6 angled |
| Lepismium floribundum Süpplie | accepted | 2 to 4 angled | - | L (20cm-50cm) | M (1cm-3cm) | absent | white, cream, pink | white, cream, pink, maroon, red | bell or funnel shaped | L (1.5cm-2.3cm) | lateral | oblique | flower ovary is visible on the surface of the stems during bud development | white | pink, magenta | 2 angled, 3 angled, 4 angled |
| Lepismium houlletianum f. houlletianum (Lem.) Barthlott | accepted | round, 2 angled | L (90cm-130cm) | L (20cm-50cm) | L (3cm-5cm) | absent | white, cream, yellow, green | white, cream, yellow, green | bell or funnel shaped | L (1.5cm-2.3cm) | lateral | oblique | flower ovary is visible on the surface of the stems during bud development | white with a reddish or pale purplish base | red, purple, black | round, 2 angled |
| Lepismium houlletianum f. regnellii (G.Lindb.) Barthlott & N.P.Taylor | accepted | round, 2 angled | M (50cm-90cm) | L (20cm-50cm) | L (3cm-5cm) | absent | white, yellow | white, green | bell or funnel shaped | ? | lateral | oblique | flower ovary is visible on the surface of the stems during bud development | white with a yellowish base | red | round, 2 angled |
| Lepismium lorentzianum (Griseb.) Barthlott | accepted | 2 to 3 angled | S (30cm-50cm) | M (12cm-20cm) | M (1cm-3cm) | absent | white, yellow | white, yellow, green | bell or funnel shaped | ? | lateral | oblique | flower ovary is visible on the surface of the stems during bud development | white | purple, black | 2 angled, 3 angled |
| Lepismium lumbricoides f. lumbricoides (Lem.) Barthlott | accepted | round, 4 to 8 angled | - | L (20cm-50cm) | XS (less than .6cm) | absent, sparse | white, cream, yellow, green | white, cream, yellow, green | bell or funnel shaped | L (1.5cm-2.3cm) | lateral | oblique | flower ovary is visible on the surface of the stems during bud development | white, green sometimes with a purplish base | pink, maroon, purple, black | round, 4 angled, 5 angled, 6 angled, 7 angled, 8 angled |
| Lepismium lumbricoides f. aculeatum (F.A.C.Weber) Barthlott | accepted | round, 8 to 10 angled | - | ? | XS (less than .6cm) | sparse, dense | white, yellow, pink | white, yellow, green, pink, purple | bell or funnel shaped | L (1.5cm-2.3cm) | lateral | oblique | flower ovary is visible on the surface of the stems during bud development | white | maroon, purple, black | round, 8 angled, 9 angled, 10 angled |
| Lepismium warmingianum (K.Schum.) Barthlott | accepted | 2 to 4 angled | S (30cm-50cm) | L (20cm-50cm) | M (1cm-3cm) | absent | white, cream | white, green | bell or funnel shaped | L (1.5cm-2.3cm) | lateral | oblique | flower ovary is visible on the surface of the stems during bud development | white sometimes with a yellow or reddish base | pink, purple, black, white | 2 angled, 3 angled, 4 angled |
| Lepismium dissimile G.Lindb. | synonym of Rhipsalis dissimilis f. dissimilis | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium chrysanthum (Loefgr.) Backeb. | synonym of Rhipsalis dissimilis f. dissimilis | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium marnierianum Backeb. | synonym of Rhipsalis dissimilis f. dissimilis | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium saxatile H.Friedrich, Redecker & Backeb. | synonym of Rhipsalis dissimilis f. dissimilis | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium epiphyllanthoides Backeb. | synonym of Rhipsalis dissimilis f. epiphyllanthoides | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium floccosum (Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.) Backeb. | synonym of Rhipsalis floccosa subsp. floccosa | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium pulvinigerum (G.Lindb.) Backeb. | synonym of Rhipsalis floccosa subsp. pulvinigera | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium gibberulum (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb. | synonym of Rhipsalis floccosa subsp. pulvinigera | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium grandiflorum (Haw.) Backeb. | synonym of Rhipsalis grandiflora | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium neves-armondii (K.Schum.) Backeb. | synonym of Rhipsalis neves-armondii f. neves-armondii | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium megalanthum (Loefgr.) Backeb. | synonym of Rhipsalis neves-armondii f. megalantha | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium pacheco-leonis (Loefgr.) Backeb. | synonym of Rhipsalis pacheco-leonis subsp. pacheco-leonis | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium fluminense Miq. | synonym of Rhipsalis pachyptera | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium paradoxum Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff. | synonym of Rhipsalis paradoxa subsp. paradoxa | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium alternatum W.H.Baxter | synonym of Rhipsalis paradoxa subsp. paradoxa | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium pittieri (Britton & Rose) Backeb. | synonym of Rhipsalis pittieri | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium puniceodiscus (G.Lindb.) Backeb. | synonym of Rhipsalis puniceodiscus | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium puniceo-discus (G.Lindb.) Backeb. | synonym of Rhipsalis puniceodiscus | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium puniceodiscum (G.Lindb.) Backeb. | synonym of Rhipsalis puniceodiscus | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium chrysocarpum (Loefgr.) Backeb. | synonym of Rhipsalis puniceodiscus | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium puniceodiscus var. chrysocarpum (Loefgr.) Backeb. | synonym of Rhipsalis puniceodiscus | |||||||||||||||
| ?Lepismium trigonum (Pfeiff.) Backeb. | synonym of Rhipsalis trigonoides | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium tucumanense (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb. | synonym of Rhipsalis tucumanensis | |||||||||||||||
| Cactus cruciformis Vell. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Cereus tenuispinus Haw. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Cereus squamulosus Salm-Dyck ex DC. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Cereus tenuis DC. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Hariota cruciformis Kuntze | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis cruciformis (Vell.) A.Cast. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Cereus myosurus Salm-Dyck ex DC. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium myosurus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Pfeiff. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium cruciforme var. myosurus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Backeb. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium cruciforme f. myosurus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Supplie | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium commune Pfeiff. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium knightii Pfeiff. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis knightii (Pfeiff.) C.F.Först. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Hariota knightii (Pfeiff.) Kuntze | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium cruciforme var. knightii (Pfeiff.) | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium tenue Pfeiff. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Cereus elegans Pfeiff. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Cereus knightii Parm. ex Pfeiff. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium duprei C.F.Först. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis mittleri C.F.Först. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis myosurus C.F.Först. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium ramosissimum Lem. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis ramosissima (Lem.) K.Schum. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Hariota ramosissima (Lem.) Kuntze | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium radicans Vöcht. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis radicans F.A.C.Weber | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium cavernosum G.Lindb. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis cavernosa G.Lindb. ex K.Schum. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium cruciforme var. cavernosum (G.Lindb.) Backeb. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis macropogon K.Schum. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis myosurus K.Schum. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis squamulosa K.Schum. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Hariota squamulosa (K.Schum.) Kuntze | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Hariota knightiicvar. tenuispinis Kuntze | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis anceps F.A.C.Weber | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium anceps (F.A.C.Weber) | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium cruciforme var. anceps (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium cruciforme f. anceps (F.A.C.Weber) | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis brevibarbis K.Schum. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis ensiformis F.A.C.Weber | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis radicans var. anceps F.A.C.Weber | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis radicans var. ensiformis F.A.C.Weber | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis radicans var. rosea F.A.C.Weber | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium vollii Backeb. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis vollii Backeb. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium cruciforme subvar. vollii (Backeb.) Backeb. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Cactus cruciformis Arrab. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Cereus cruciformis (Arrab.) Steud. | synonym of Lepismium cruciforme | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis houlletiana Lem. | synonym of Lepismium houlletianum f. houlletianum | |||||||||||||||
| Hariota houlletiana (Lem.) Kuntze | synonym of Lepismium houlletianum f. houlletianum | |||||||||||||||
| Acanthorhipsalis houlletiana (Lem.) Volgin | synonym of Lepismium houlletianum f. houlletianum | |||||||||||||||
| Nothorhipsalis houlletiana (Lem.) Doweld | synonym of Lepismium houlletianum f. houlletianum | |||||||||||||||
| Hatiora houlletiana (Lem.) Kuntze | synonym of Lepismium houlletianum f. houlletianum | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis houlletii Hook.f. | synonym of Lepismium houlletianum f. houlletianum | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis regnellii G.Lindb. | synonym of Lepismium houlletianum f. regnellii | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium houlletianum var. regnellii (G.Lindb.) Barthlott | synonym of Lepismium houlletianum f. regnellii | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis houlletiana var. regnellii (G.Lindb.) Kimnach | synonym of Lepismium houlletianum f. regnellii | |||||||||||||||
| Nothorhipsalis houlletiana subsp. regnellii (G.Lindb.) Doweld | synonym of Lepismium houlletianum f. regnellii | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis lorentziana Griseb. | synonym of Lepismium lorentzianum | |||||||||||||||
| Nothorhipsalis lorentziana (Griseb.) Doweld | synonym of Lepismium lorentzianum | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis aculeata F.A.C.Weber | synonym of Lepismium lumbricoides f. aculeatum | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium aculeatum (F.A.C.Weber) Barthlott | synonym of Lepismium lumbricoides f. aculeatum | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis lumbricoides var. aculeata (F.A.C.Weber) Kimnach | synonym of Lepismium lumbricoides f. aculeatum | |||||||||||||||
| Ophiorhipsalis lumbricoides subsp. aculeata (F.A.C.Weber) Doweld | synonym of Lepismium lumbricoides f. aculeatum | |||||||||||||||
| Cereus lumbricoides Lem. | synonym of Lepismium lumbricoides f. lumbricoides | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis lumbricoides (Lem.) Lem. | synonym of Lepismium lumbricoides f. lumbricoides | |||||||||||||||
| Ophiorhipsalis lumbricoides (Lem.) Doweld | synonym of Lepismium lumbricoides f. lumbricoides | |||||||||||||||
| Hariota lumbricalis Kuntze | synonym of Lepismium lumbricoides f. lumbricoides | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis sarmentacea Otto & A.Dietr. | synonym of Lepismium lumbricoides f. lumbricoides | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium sarmentaceum (Otto & A.Dietr.) Vöcht. | synonym of Lepismium lumbricoides f. lumbricoides | |||||||||||||||
| Hariota sarmentacea (Otto & A.Dietr.) Kuntze | synonym of Lepismium lumbricoides f. lumbricoides | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis leucorhaphis K.Schum. | synonym of Lepismium lumbricoides f. lumbricoides | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis lumbricoides var. leucorhaphis (K.Schum.) F.Ritter | synonym of Lepismium lumbricoides f. lumbricoides | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis novaesii Loefgr. | synonym of Lepismium lumbricoides f. lumbricoides | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis loefgrenii Britton & Rose | synonym of Lepismium lumbricoides f. lumbricoides | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis bauchienii Guillaumin & Poup. | synonym of Lepismium lumbricoides f. lumbricoides | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis warmingiana K.Schum. | synonym of Lepismium warmingianum | |||||||||||||||
| Nothorhipsalis warmingiana (K.Schum.) Doweld | synonym of Lepismium warmingianum | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis linearis K.Schum. | synonym of Lepismium warmingianum | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium lineare (K.Schum.) Barthlott | synonym of Lepismium warmingianum | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis gonocarpa F.A.C.Weber | synonym of Lepismium warmingianum | |||||||||||||||
| Rhipsalis pterocarpa F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum. | synonym of Lepismium warmingianum | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium brevispinum Barthlott | synonym of Lymanbensonia brevispina | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium crenatum (Britton) Barthlott | synonym of Lymanbensonia crenata | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium incachacanum (Cárdenas) Barthlott | synonym of Lymanbensonia incachacana | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium micranthum (Vaupel) Barthlott | synonym of Lymanbensonia micrantha | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium asuntapatense M.Kessler, Ibisch & Barthlott | synonym of Pfeiffera asuntapensis | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium bolivianum (Britton) Barthlott | synonym of Pfeiffera boliviana | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium bolivianum (Britton) E.Ewald | synonym of Pfeiffera boliviana | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium ianthothele (Monv.) Barthlott | synonym of Pfeiffera ianthothele | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium erectum (F.Ritter) Süpplie | synonym of Pfeiffera ianthothele | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium mataralense (F.Ritter) Süpplie | synonym of Pfeiffera ianthothele | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium mataralense var. floccosum (F.Ritter) Süpplie | synonym of Pfeiffera ianthothele | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium ianothele (Monv.) Barthlott | synonym of Pfeiffera ianthothele | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium miyagawae (Barthlott & Rauh) Barthlott | synonym of Pfeiffera miyagawae | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium monacanthum (Griseb.) Barthlott | synonym of Pfeiffera monacantha | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium monacanthum subsp. espinosum (Kimnach) Süpplie | synonym of Pfeiffera monacantha subsp. kimnachii | |||||||||||||||
| Lepismium paranganiense (Cárdenas) Barthlott | synonym of Pfeiffera paranganiense |