Rhipsalis pilocarpa
Löfgr


◊◊ Monatschr. Kakteenk. 13:52 (1903)
Erythrorhipsalis pilocarpa (Löfgr)Berg - Monatschr. Kakteenk. 30:4 (1920)
Rhipsalis pilocarpa f minima Süpplie - Rhipsalis & Lepismium 119" (2007)

- Pendant. Stems with 2-6 in whorls, cylindric, weakly ribbed, up to 12 cm long, 3 - mm diameter, grey-green. Areoles close together, with 3-10 bristly spines and hairs, but without felt. Scales tiny. Flower 2.5 cm diameter, white. Ovary with bristly spines and scales. Fruit lilac, 1.2 cm long, 1.2 cm diameter, initially more or less knobby. Seed fairly large.

- Brazil: São Paulo (T: Itu and Ipanema), Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Minas Gerais (Rio Preto), EspĂ­rito Santo (Domingos Martins). Deciduous forests, 500-1000 m.

Monatschr. Kakteenk. 30:4 (1920)
Cact. 4:209, plate 21
Backeberg 2:711", 712"
CSJ(USA) 33:11
KuaS 19(12):232"; 25(3):68"
Succulenta 47(5):77"; 77(1):15"
Epiphytes 8-30:35; 10-36:89
Bradleya 5:97-100"; 13:69"
EPIG 4(1):15
NCL 257"
CEB 226, 236''
Rodriguésia 71 (2020)