Lepismium

Pfeiff

◊◊ Allg. Gartenz. 3:315, 380 (1835)
Acanthorhipsalis KSch (subgenus)p.p. - Gesamtb. Kakt. 617 (1898)
Acanthorhipsalis Br&R p.p. - Cact. 4:211 (1923)
Type: Lepismium commune Pfeiff (= Lepismium cruciforme)

- Mesotonic branching. Areoles often with clearly visible scales. Ovary humped and spined or ovary angled, rarely completely round.

- Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, southern Brazil.

Cact. 4:215
Frst&Rmpl 896
Backeberg 2:682
Ritter 1:44-47
KuaS 25(8):171'; (9):198'; 49(1):0", 1-8; 50(10):242
Bradleya 4:65 (Acanthorhipsalis)
Bradleya 5:97-100; 13:44-48
CSJ(USA) 52:127-129; 55(4):177-182 (Acanthorhipsalis)
Epiphytes 8-31:60 (Acanthorhipsalis)
EPIG 9(4):131-140; 10(1):3-12; 10(3):75-84|
Cact. Syst. Init. 10:10
NCL 142, 232
CEB 201
Succulenta 94(6):261-268"