Rhipsalis baccifera (J.S.Muell.) Stearn
Mistletoe Cactus
About
Rhipsalis baccifera, commonly known as the mistletoe cactus, is an epiphytic cactus which originates in Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Florida. It is also found throughout the tropics of Africa and into Sri Lanka where it is known in Sinhala as nawahandi (නවහන්දි). This is the only cactus species naturally occurring outside the Americas. One hypothesis is that it was introduced to the Old World by migratory birds, long enough ago for the Old World populations to be regarded as distinct subspecies. An alternative hypothesis holds that the species initially crossed the Atlantic Ocean on European ships trading between South America and Africa, after which birds may have spread it more widely.
A Rhipsalis baccifera egy széles körben elterjedt és termesztett epifita kaktusz, a vesszőkaktuszok nemzetségének típusfaja. Rengeteg alfaja és helyi formája létezik, rendszertana még jelenleg is viták tárgyát képezi. Az egyetlen olyan kaktuszfaj, amely gyaníthatóan őshonosan előfordul az Óvilág esőerdeiben. Néhány alfaja: Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. cleistogama Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. erythrocarpa Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. hileiabaiana Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. horrida Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. mauritiana Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. shaferi
Common Names
- Duhudumna Rubban
- Mistletoe Cactus
- Tjimoe
- Touifafa Keli
- Tyimu
- Botowatowa
- Etschwela Lo Boliki
Native Distribution
Detailed Regions
Southern America Brazil Acre | Southern America | Brazil | Acre | Amapí | Amazonas | Parí | Roraima | Ceará | Maranh | Paraába | Pernambuco | Rio Grande do Norte | Mato Grosso | Mato Grosso do Sul
Data confidence: high
Synonyms
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- Cactus caripensis Kunth
- Cactus epidendrum L.
- Cactus fasciculatus Willd.
- Cactus garipensis Kunth
- Cactus parasiticus L.
- Cactus parasiticus Lam.
- Cactus pendulinus Sieber ex Baker
- Cactus pendulinus Sieber ex DC.
- Cactus pendulus Sw.
- Cactus quadrangularis Haw.
- Cassytha baccifera J.S.Muell.
- Cassytha baccifera Mill. ex DC.
- Cassytha baccifera Sol.
- Cassytha baccifera Sol. ex J.M.Mill.
- Cassytha baccifera Sol. ex J.S.Muell.
- Cassytha polysperma Aiton ex Gaertn.
- Cereus baccifer Hook.
- Cereus bacciferus (J.S.Muell.) Hemsl.
- Cereus bacciferus Hemsl.
- Cereus caripensis (Kunth) DC.
- Cereus parasiticus Haw. ex Steud.
- Hariota cassutha (Gaertn.) Lem.
- Hariota cassytha Lem.
- Hariota fasciculata (Willd.) Kuntze
- Hatiora fasciculata (Willd.) Kuntze
- Rhipsalis baccifera (J.S.Muell.) Stearn
- Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. fasciculata (Willd.) Süpplie
- Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. rhodocarpa (F.A.C.Weber) Süpplie
- Rhipsalis bermejensis F.Ritter
- Rhipsalis caripensis (Kunth) F.A.C.Weber
- Rhipsalis cassutha Gaertn.
- Rhipsalis cassytha Gaertn.
- Rhipsalis cassytha var. mocinoana DC.
- Rhipsalis cassytha var. pendula (Sw.) Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.
- Rhipsalis cassytha var. rhodocarpa F.A.C.Weber
- Rhipsalis cassytha var. swartziana DC.
- Rhipsalis cassythopsis Backeb.
- Rhipsalis corallioides Rauh
- Rhipsalis delphinensis Barthlott
- Rhipsalis fasciculata (Willd.) Haw.
- Rhipsalis madagascariensis var. dasycerca F.A.C.Weber
- Rhipsalis neocassutha Y.Itô
- Rhipsalis parasitica (L.) Haw.
- Rhipsalis parasiticus (Lam.) Haw.
- Rhipsalis parasiticus Haw.
- Rhipsalis pendula (Sw.) Link & Otto
- Rhipsalis pendula Pfeiff.
- Rhipsalis pilosa F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.