Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. horrida (Baker) Barthlott
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Bonn 4531, Madagascar, Fort Dauphin, W. Rauh – material sampled, Phylogeny and evolution of the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae), Nadja Korotkova, Ph.D. Thesis, 2012
Madagascar, Africa & Fort Dauphin, Madagascar, Africa
Utrecht University Botanic Gardens
Utrecht University Botanic Gardens
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Description
| The accepted name Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. horrida (Baker) Barthlott was published in Bradleya 5: 100. 1987. The geographic range is Madagascar found at elevations of 0-1500 meters with an endangered status of least concern. Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. horrida is classified in the subgenus Rhipsalis. Observed growing as an epiphyte or lithophyte. Overall habit is pendant or semi-erect, branches are dimorphic (more than one stem shape) and acrotonic or mesotonic (stems form from the tips to middle of previous stems). Stems are round and 5 to 10 angled, bristles are dense. Basal stems are indeterminate (seasonal growth is various lengths), 10cm-50cm x 0.5cm-0.8cm. Main stems are determinate (seasonal growth is about the same length), 0.5cm-10cm x 0.3cm-0.8cm. Flowers are rotate: sub-patent, patent or reflexed (wheel shaped: partial to wide open to reflexed), 0.5cm-0.8cm x 0.4cm-0.7cm. Petals from 4 to 8, sepals from 1 to 2. Inner petals are white, light-yellow, light-yellow-green or light-green, outer petals are white, cream, green, pink, brown or red. Stamen are white, from 20 to 25. Stigma lobes from 2 to 4. Flower ovary is globose or ovoid, 0.25cm-0.4cm x 0.25cm-0.3cm. Flowering position on the stem is lateral to subapical and the flower orientation in relation to the stem is perpendicular. Does not repeat flowering per areole. A maximum of 2 flowers were reported at a single areole. Areole position in the stems is superficial (flower ovary is visible on the surface of the stems during bud development). Trichomes or wool is absent at the areoles after flowering. Unripe fruit is green. Ripe fruit is globose or ovoid; white or green, 0.24cm-0.75cm x 0.25cm-0.6cm. Other notable features: Closely related to1,2 and commonly confused with forms of R. teres, all R. baccifera subspecies can be distinguished by having a flower ovary that is typically longer than the petal parts of the flower during most of the bud of development, flowers are a pale yellow to white as they die, and remain attached to the flower ovary. R. baccifera subsp. horrida is typically identifiable by being covered in soft bristles into maturity. On occasion it has been reported to produce bristless stems. 1Phylogeny and evolution of the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae), Nadja Korotkova, Ph.D. Thesis, 2012 2Molecular phylogeny, evolution and systematics of Rhipsalis (Cactaceae), Alice Calvente, Ph.D. Thesis, 2010 Comments: Subspecies are often recognized at the extreme morphological characterization found in nature, however this species presents a high level of plasticity and varying intermediate morphologies are reported between the various subspecies. Taxonomic treatment and description were derived from:
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Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. horrida referenced publications
| Title | Authors | Type | Journal | Year | Volume | Issue | Pages | Publisher |
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| Epifytische cactussen, rhipsalis.eu. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025 | Aat van Uijen | Website | 2025 | |||||
| Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | Plants of the World Online. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025 | Website | 2025 | ||||||
| The Caryophyllales Network 2015+ [continuously updated]: A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025 | Website | 2025 | ||||||
| WFO The World Flora Online. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025 | Website | 2025 | ||||||
| Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org – a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family | Nadja Korotkova, David Aquino, Salvador Arias, Urs Eggli, Alan Franck, Carlos Gómez-Hinostrosa, Pablo C. Guerrero, Héctor M. Hernández, Andreas Kohlbecker, Matias Köhler, Katja Luther, Lucas C. Majure, Andreas Müller, Detlev Metzing, Reto Nyffeler, Daniel Sánchez, Boris Schlumpberger, Walter G. Berendsohn | Journal Article | Willdenowia | 2021 | 51 | 2 | 251 – 270 | Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin (BGBM) |
| Rhipsalis, cactussen uit het tropische woud 2 | Aat van Uijen | Journal Article | Succulenta | 2018 | 97 | 1 | 39-44 | |
| Rhipsalis spinescens Lombardi - eine kritische Bewertung unter Berücksichtigung neuer Funde | Andreas Hofacker | Journal Article | EPIG | 2017 | 79 | 5-15 | ||
| Rhipsalis (Cactaceae): loss and gain of floral rewards is mirrored in range sizes and distribution patterns of species | Bernadette Grosse-Veldmann, Stefan Abrahamczyk, Jens Mutke, Wilhelm Barthlott, Maximilian Weigend | Journal Article | Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society | 2016 | 180 | 491-503 | ||
| Phylogeny and evolution of the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae) | Nadja Korotkova | Ph.D. Thesis | 2012 | Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn | ||||
| Cactaceae | Salvador Arias, Susana Gama-López, L. Ulises Guzmán-Cruz, Balbina Vázquez-Benítez | Journal Article | Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlá | 2012 | 95 | 167-169 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | |
| What does it take to resolve relationship and to identify species with molecular markers? An example from the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae) | Nadja Korotkova, Borsch T, Dietmar Quandt, Nigel P. Taylor, Müller K, Wilhelm Barthlott | Journal Article | American Journal of Botany | 2011 | 98 | 1549-1572 | ||
| Morfología de semillas, poliploidia y la historia evolutiva de el cactus epifito Rhipsalis baccifera (Cactaceae) | J. Hugo Cota-Sánchez, Márcia C. Bomfim-Patrício | Journal Article | Polibotánica | 2010 | 107-129 | |||
| A Unique Cactus with Scented and Possibly Bat-Dispersed Fruits: Rhipsalis juengeri | Boris Schlumpberger, Robin A. Clery, Wilhelm Barthlott | Journal Article | Plant Biology | 2006 | 8 | 2 | 265-70 | |
| The New Cactus Lexicon: Atlas of illustrations | David Hunt, Nigel P. Taylor, Graham Charles | Book | 2006 | 104-120 | DH Books | |||
| The New Cactus Lexicon: Text | David Hunt, Nigel P. Taylor, Graham Charles | Book | 2006 | 138-139,142-143,253-257 | DH Books | |||
| Die Namen der Gattungen und Arten epiphytischer Kakteen. Teil 1. Rhipsalideae | Ralf Bauer | Journal Article | EPIG | 1996 | 8 | 2 | 47-51 | |
| Notes towards a Monograph of Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae) | Wilhelm Barthlott, Nigel P. Taylor | Journal Article | Bradleya | 1995 | 13 | 43-79 | British Cactus and Succulent Society | |
| Standorte und Wuchsformen von Rhipsalis baccifera (Miller) Stearn in Madagaskar | M. Grubenmann | Journal Article | EPIG | 1992 | 4 | 3 | 64-68 | |
| Rhipsalis horrida BAK. | Kurt Petersen | Journal Article | EPIG | 1991 | 3 | 2 | 20-21 | |
| New names in Rhipsalidinae (Cactaceae) | Wilhelm Barthlott | Journal Article | Bradleya | 1987 | 5 | 97-100 | ||
| De bizarre succulentenwereld van Madagascar | F. J. Vandenbroeck | Journal Article | Succulenta | 1984 | 36 | 9 | 199-201 | |
| Biogeography and evolution in neo- and palaeotropical Rhipsalinae (Cactaceae) | Wilhelm Barthlott | Journal Article | Hamburg | 1983 | 7 | 241-248 | ||
| Een stukje cactusgeschiedenis (I) | R. Bregman | Journal Article | Succulenta | 1979 | 58 | 7 | 162-163 | |
| Phytogeography and the study of Succulents | G. D. Rowley | Journal Article | The Cactus and Succulent Journal of Great Brittian | 1978 | 40 | 1 | 3-5 | |
| Les Variations du Genre Rhipsalis (Cactacées) a Madagascar | J. L. Guillamet | Journal Article | Adansonia | 1972 | 2 | 433-445 | Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Laboratoire de Phanérogamie | |
| Cactus Lexicon | Curt Backeberg, Walther Haage | Book | 1966 | 205,220-222,440-449, 647, 750 | Blandford Press Ltd. (1966-1973) | |||
| Genera et Species Plantarum Argentinarum | A. Castellanos, H. V. Lelong | Book | 1943 | 1 | 51 | |||
| Flore de Madagascar et des Comores: plantes vasculaires | H. Humbert, Jean-François Leroy | Book | 1936 | 110-119 | Imprimerie officielle | |||
| Are the species discovered in Africa indigenous? | R. Roland-Gosselin | Journal Article | Torreya | 1913 | 13 | 7 | 151-156 | |
| Gesamtbeschreibung der Kakteen (Monographia cactacearum) | Karl Schumann, Karl Hirscht | Book | 1899 | 618-650 | Neudamm [Dębno, Poland?], J. Neumann, 1899 | |||
| Dictionnaire d'horticulture illustré | D. Bois | Book | 1893 | 1045-1048 | P. Klincksieck | |||
| Monatsschrift für Kakteenkunde | Karl Schumann | Book | 1893 | 3 | 8-12,22-27,33-35,69,91 | Neudamm, J. Neumann | ||
| Revue horticole | Book | 1892 | Anne 1892 | 424-429 | Paris, Librairie agricole de la maison rustique, 1829-1974 | |||
| Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum, mit erläuterungen | Otto Kuntze | Book | 1891 | 1 | 261 | A. Felix |
Reduced Synonyms
| Name | Reduced by | Published Date | Published In |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhipsalis horrida Baker | Barthlott (1987) | 1884 | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 347. 1884 |
| Hariota horrida Kuntze | Barthlott & Taylor (1995) | 1891 | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 263. 1891 |
| Rhipsalis pilosa F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum. | Barthlott & Taylor (1995) | 1890 | Fl. Bras. 4(2): 300. 1890 |
| Rhipsalis madagascariensis F.A.C.Weber | Barthlott & Taylor (1995) | 1892 | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 64: 424. 1892 |
| Rhipsalis suareziana F.A.C.Weber | Barthlott & Taylor (1995) | 1892 | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 64: 425. 1892 |
| Rhipsalis coralloides Rauh | Barthlott & Taylor (1995) | 1962 | Backeberg, Cactaceae 6: 3634. 1962 |
| Rhipsalis saxicola Rauh | Barthlott & Taylor (1995) | 1963 | Graf, Exotica: 580. 1963 |