Pseudorhipsalis alata

Pseudorhipsalis alata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Hylocereeae
Genus: Pseudorhipsalis
Species: Pseudorhipsalis alata

Name

Pseudorhipsalis alata (Sw.) Britton & Rose, 1923

• • Lectotype (designated by Kimnach, M.: 1221): Jamaica. Locality unknown, Swartz s.n. (S-R-798, syntype BM-001008538)

Synonyms

• Cactus alatus Sw., Prodr.: 77. 1788 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
• Epiphyllum alatum (Sw.) Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 84. 1819 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
• Cereus alatus (Sw.) DC., Prodr. 3: 470. 1828 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
• Rhipsalis alata (Sw.) K.Schum., Fl. Bras. 4(2): 288. 1890 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
• Hariota alata (Sw.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 262. 1891 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
• Disocactus alatus (Sw.) Kimnach in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 33: 14. 1961 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
  • Cereus alatus var. crassior Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck.: 66. 1834 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Rhipsalis swartziana Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 131. 1837 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
• Hariota swartziana (Pfeiff.) Lem., Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov.: 75. 1839 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
  • Rhipsalis harrisii Gürke in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 18: 180. 1908 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
• Pseudorhipsalis harrisii (Gürke) Y.Itô, Cacti, ed. 2: 160. 1952 syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
  • Cactus dentatus Ruiz ex Mart., Fl. Bras. 4(2): 288. 1890, nom. inval., syn. sec. Tropicos2

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Jamaica References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1923. The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Vol. 4. 318 pp. + 37 pl. Carnegie Institution of Washington. BHL PDF Reference page. : 4: 213.

Additional references

• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Pseudorhipsalis alata in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 23. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pseudorhipsalis alata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pseudorhipsalis alata. Published online. Accessed: Dec 23 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pseudorhipsalis alata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Dec 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Pseudorhipsalis alata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 23. Reference page. 
• IUCN: Pseudorhipsalis alata  (Endangered)

Vernacular names

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