Rhipsalis puniceodiscus

Lindb

◊◊ Gartenflora 42:233 (1893)
Rhipsalis chrysocarpa Löfgr - Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Jan. 1:94 (1915)
Lepismium puniceo-discus (Lindb)Backbg - Kaktus-ABC 115 (1935)
Lepismium chrysocarpum (Löfgr)Backbg - Kaktus-ABC 153 (1935)
Lepismium puniceo-discus chrysocarpum (Löfgr)Backbg - Backeberg 2:691 (1959)
Rhipsalis puniceo-discus chrysocarpa (Löfgr)Borg - Cacti 380 (1937)

- Pendant, sparsely branching. Segments round, 20-40 cm long, 4-6 mm diameter, dull dark green, initially lighter. Areoles with little felt, scales tiny, without spines. Flower 1.5 cm diameter, 1.5 cm long, cream. Lower part of stamens and petals red. Anthers white. Style white, lower part pink. Fruit orange, round. Seed relatively large, angled, black.

- Brazil: Minas Gerais (Serra do Caracol), Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Mata Atlântica, up to 1400 m.

Cact. 4:235, plate 29
Backeberg 2:691
KuaS 25(9):200
Am. J. Bot. 65:326-333 (1978)
Bradleya 13: 48, 50", 52"
EPIG 11(2):63-66"
NCL 257"
Succulenta 97(5):224", 225
Rodriguésia 71 (2020)