◊◊ BCSJ 14(2):90 (1996)
- Up to 35 cm long. Stems 7-40 cm long, up to 4 mm diameter, light green to dark red. Areoles with bristly hairs, which disappear later. Flowers up to 8 mm diameter, whitish. Self-fertile. Fruit off-white, 6-8 mm diameter. Seeds dark brown.
- Madagascar: Fort Dauphin.
Succulenta 77(1):11; 97(1):40