Pseudorhipsalis alata

Pseudorhipsalis alata
(Swartz)Br&R


◊ Cact. 4:213 (1923)
◊◊ Cactus alatus Swartz - Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. 77 (1788)
Epiphyllum alatum (Swartz)Haw - Supp. Pl. Succ. 84 (1819)
Cereus alatus DC - Prodr. 3: 470 (1828)
Epiphyllum alatum (Swartz)Haw non Haw 1819 - Phil. Mag. 6:109 (1829)
Rhipsalis swartziana Pfeiff - Enum. Cact. 131 (1837)
Hariota swartziana (Pfeiff)Lem - Cact. Gen. Nov. Sp. 75 (1839)
Rhipsalis alata (Swartz)KSch - Flora Bras. 4(2):288 (1890)
Hariota alata (Swartz)Küntze - Rev. Gen. Pl. 1:262 (1891)
Rhipsalis harrisii Gürke - Monatschr. Kakteenk. 18:180 (1909)
Pseudorhipsalis harrisii (Gürke)Ito - Cacti 160 (1952)
Disocactus alatus (Swartz)Kimn - CSJ(USA) 33:14 (1961)

- Up to 5 m long. Stems with blunt tips, light green, rather fleshy, up to 40 cm long, 4-6 cm broad, 1 mm thick, with wavy edges and thick midribs. Flower ±1,5 cm long, yellowish white. Ovary oblong, with some scales. Fruit 1 cm long, yellow-green.

- Jamaica: Cockpit Country, also on rocks, 100-1700 m.

Cact. 4:213, 214', plate 22
Backeberg 2:703
Ep. Hb. 134'
Epiphytes 5-20:67'
Haseltonia 1:122
NCL 242"