Rhipsalis pilocarpa Loefgr.
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Description
| The accepted name Rhipsalis pilocarpa Loefgr. was published in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 13: 52. 1903. The geographic range is Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Minas Gerais, São Paulo) found at elevations of 500-900 meters with an endangered status of vulnerable. Rhipsalis pilocarpa is classified in the subgenus Erythrorhipsalis. Observed growing as an epiphyte. Overall habit is pendant or semi-erect, branches are dimorphic (more than one stem shape) and acrotonic (stems form from the tips of previous stems). Stems are round, bristles are dense to sparse. Basal stems are indeterminate (seasonal growth is various lengths), 8.5cm-40cm x 0.2cm-0.6cm. Main stems are determinate (seasonal growth is about the same length), 2.5cm-7cm x 0.1cm-0.3cm. Flowers are campanulate (bell shaped), 0.8cm-1.2cm x 0.7cm-2.5cm. Petals from 10 to 15, sepals from 5 to 6. Inner petals are white, cream, pink or light-purple, outer petals are white, pink or purple. Stamen are white, from 51 to 83. Stigma lobes from 6 to 7. Flower ovary is obconical, 0.5cm x 0.4cm. Flowering position on the stem is apical and the flower orientation in relation to the stem is parallel. Does not repeat flowering per areole. A maximum of 4 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; magenta or red, 1.2cm x 0.8cm-1.2cm. Other notable features: R. pilocarpa is easily distinguishable by the dense bristles at the areoles, flower ovary and ripe fruit are also generally covered in bristles. Floral disc at the base of the stamen often, but not always, reddish. Commonly confused with R. baccifera subsp. horrida which it is not very closely related1 and is easily distinguished by the bristles usually laying flat against the stems and angled toward the tip, the much larger flowers, and the much larger ripe magenta fruit. R. baccifera subsp. horrida stems also commonly have a slight angled appearance where R. pilocarpa stems are more consistently rounded. Certain species can be more prone to producing betalains that color the stems reddish in higher light conditions, R. pilocarpa is one of them, however stem color is not a good identifying characteristic for any species. It is highly inconsistent within the species populations. 1Phylogeny and evolution of the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae), Nadja Korotkova, Ph.D. Thesis, 2012 Taxonomic treatment and description were derived from:
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Rhipsalis pilocarpa 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 | |||||
| IPCN Chromosome Reports. Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed on: 18 Jan. 2025 | 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 | ||||||
| The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2024-2. accessed on 2025-01-07 | Website | 2024 | ||||||
| Rhipsalis pilocarpa. A rare and localised Brazilian endemic | Colin Charles Walker | Journal Article | Cactus and Succulent Review | 2022 | 34 | 8-10 | ||
| Rio de Janeiro - Cactaceae of the State of Rio de Janeiro (version 1, 8/2022), fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org | Diego Rafael Gonzaga, Maria de Fátima Freitas, Alice Calvente | Website | 2022 | |||||
| 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 6 | Aat van Uijen | Journal Article | Succulenta | 2020 | 99 | 2 | 62-67 | |
| Cactaceae in Flora do Brasil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025 | Daniela C. Zappi, Nigel P. Taylor | Website | 2020 | |||||
| Cactaceae na Serra da Mantiqueira, Brasil | Diego Rafael Gonzaga, Luiz Menini Neto, Ariane Luna Peixoto | Journal Article | Rodriguésia | 2020 | 71 | |||
| Flora do Rio de Janeiro: Cactaceae | Maria de Fátima Freitas, Alice Calvente, Diego Rafael Gonzaga | Journal Article | Rodriguésia | 2020 | 71 | |||
| Neotypification of Rhipsalis rhombea (Rhipsalideae, Cactaceae) and Its Taxonomic History | Ralf Bauer, Nadja Korotkova | Journal Article | Haseltonia | 2020 | 27 | 95-101 | Cactus and Succulent Society of America | |
| Rhipsalis, cactussen uit het tropische woud 1 | Aat van Uijen | Journal Article | Succulenta | 2017 | 96 | 6 | 270-275 | |
| 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 | ||
| Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo & Espírito Santo -- Cactaceae of Serra da Mantiqueira (version 1, 11/2015), fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org | Diego Rafael Gonzaga, Ariane Luna Peixoto, Luiz Menini Neto | Website | 2015 | |||||
| Cactaceae in the state of Paraná, Brasil | André Soller, Patricia Soffiatti, Alice Calvente, Renato Goldenberg | Journal Article | Rodriguésia | 2014 | 65 | 201-219 | ||
| Empfehlenswerte Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten - Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus subsp. elephantidens - Piaranthus comptus - Rhipsalis pilocarpa - Lithops fulviceps 'Aurea' - Orbea hardyi - Euphorbia lophogona | Silvia Ruwa | Journal Article | Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten | 2014 | 4 | |||
| Anatomy of Rhipsalis subgenus Erythrorhipsalis A. Berger (Rhipsalideae, Cactaceae) | Carolina Helena Silva, Alice Calvente, André Soller, Leila Maranho, María Regina Torres-Boeger, Patricia Soffiatti | Journal Article | Iheringia - Serie Botanica | 2013 | 68 | 2 | 249-259 | |
| Minas Gerais -- Cactaceae of Serra Negra (version 1, 1/2013), fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org | Diego Rafael Gonzaga, Daniela C. Zappi, Luiz Menini Neto | Website | 2013 | |||||
| A New Subgeneric Classification of Rhipsalis (Cactoideae, Cactaceae) | Alice Calvente | Journal Article | Systematic Botany | 2012 | 37 | 4 | 983 – 988 | The American Society of Plant Taxonomists |
| Phylogeny and evolution of the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae) | Nadja Korotkova | Ph.D. Thesis | 2012 | Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn | ||||
| Molecular phylogeny of tribe Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae) and taxonomic implications for Schlumbergera and Hatiora | Alice Calvente, Daniela C. Zappi, Félix Forest, Lúcia G. Lohmann | Journal Article | Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution | 2011 | 58 | 3 | 456-468 | |
| Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic Cacti | Alice Calvente, Daniela C. Zappi, Félix Forest, Lúcia G. Lohmann | Journal Article | International Journal of Plant Sciences | 2011 | 172 | 7 | 902-914 | |
| 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 | ||
| Molecular phylogeny, evolution and systematics of Rhipsalis (Cactaceae) | Alice Calvente | Ph.D. Thesis | 2010 | Instituto de Biociências da Universidade de São Paulo | ||||
| A New Species of Rhipsalis (Cactaceae) from Brazil | Maria de Fátima Freitas, Alice Calvente, João Marcelo Alvarenga Braga | Journal Article | Systematic Botany | 2009 | 34 | 3 | 505-509 | |
| Cactaceae | Daniela C. Zappi, Lidyanne Yuriko Saleme Aona, Nigel P. Taylor | Journal Article | Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo | 2007 | 5 | 180-193 | ||
| The genus Rhipsalis | A. J. S. McMillan | Journal Article | CactusWorld | 2007 | 25 | 1 | 21-23 | |
| 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 | |||
| The pendent cacti of Brazil | Pierre J. Braun, Andreas Hofacker | Journal Article | Cacti and Succulent Journal | 2006 | 78 | 6 | 286-299 | Cactus and Succulent Society of America |
| Cacti of Eastern Brazil | Nigel P. Taylor, Daniela C. Zappi | Book | 2004 | The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | ||||
| Taxonomy and Phytogeography of the Cactaceae of Eastern Brazil | Nigel P. Taylor | Ph.D. Thesis | 2000 | |||||
| Rhipsalis puniceodiscus: Cactaceae | Nigel P. Taylor | Journal Article | Curtis's Botanical Magazine | 1999 | 16 | 1 | 29-33 | Blackwell Publishers |
| Rhipsalis pilocarpa | Nigel P. Taylor | Journal Article | Curtis's Botanical Magazine | 1997 | 14 | 3 | 125-129 | |
| 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 | |
| Rhipsalis pilocarpa (syn. Erythrorhipsalis pilocarpa) | Gertrud Wilhelm-Maass | Journal Article | EPIG | 1992 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
| Bericht über zwei Vorträge von Myron Kimnach und Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Barthlott über ihre Ansichten zur Gattungsgliederung innerhalb der epiphytischen Kakteen | Ralf Bauer | Journal Article | EPIG | 1991 | 3 | 4 | 64-71 | |
| The genus Rhipsalis Gärtner (Cactaceae) in the State of São Paulo-I: species with cylindrical or subcilindrical joints | Julio Antonio Lombardi | Journal Article | Acta Botanica Brasilica | 1991 | 5 | 2 | 53-76 | |
| In Kultur beobachtet Rhipsalis burchellii | Wolfgang Burow | Journal Article | Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten | 1990 | 41 | 6 | 101 | |
| New names in Rhipsalidinae (Cactaceae) | Wilhelm Barthlott | Journal Article | Bradleya | 1987 | 5 | 97-100 | ||
| Zur Kultur der von Volgin erweiterten Gattung Erythrorhipsalis Berger | D. V. Semenov | Journal Article | Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten | 1986 | 37 | 4 | 80-81 | |
| Chromosome numbers in the tribe Rhipsalinae (Cactaceae) | T. W. J. Gadella, E. Kliphuis, J. Naber | Journal Article | Botaniska notiser | 1979 | 3 | 294 | ||
| "... auch im Winter, wenn es schneit!" Erythrorhipsalis pilocarpa (Loefgren) Berger - eine im Winter blühende Pflanze | H. Oetken | Journal Article | Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten | 1968 | 19 | 12 | 232-233 | |
| Archivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro | Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro | Book | 1922 | 3 | 4 | Rio de Janeiro, Jardim Botanico | ||
| The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists | Liberty Hyde Bailey | Book | 1919 | 5 | 2929-2930 | New York, Macmillan, 1919 [c1914] | ||
| The Plant world | Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society | Book | 1916 | 19 | 282-283 | Baltimore [etc.] Plant World Association [etc.] | ||
| Archivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro | Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro | Book | 1915 | 1 | 61-105 | Rio de Janeiro, Jardim Botanico | ||
| Blühende Kakteen (Iconographia Cactacearum): Im auftrage der Deutschen Kakteen-Gesellschaft | Karl Schumann, Toni Gürke | Book | 1907 | 25 | 100 | |||
| Monatsschrift für Kakteenkunde | Book | 1903 | 13 | 52-57 | Neudamm, J. Neumann | |||
| Monatsschrift für Kakteenkunde | Book | 1891 | 18 | 192 | J. Neumann |
Reduced Synonyms
| Name | Reduced by | Published Date | Published In |
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| Erythrorhipsalis pilocarpa A.Berger | Barthlott & Taylor (1995) | 1920 | Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 30: 4. 1920 |
| Pfeiffera rhipsaloides Loefgr. | Britton & Rose (1923) | 1903 | Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 13: 54. 1903 |
| Rhipsalis pilocarpa f. minima Süpplie | Kew WCVP (2019) | 2007 | Rhipsalis and Lepismium: 119. 2007 |