◊ Bradleya 13:65" (1995
◊◊ Hariota prismatica Lem - Ill. Hort. 10:84 (1863)
Rhipsalis prismatica (Lem)Rümpl - Frst&Rmpl ed 2: 884 (1886)
Rhipsalis tetragona Web - Rev. Hort. 64:428 (1892)
- Profusely branching, stems upright or bend, 12-30 cm long. Terminal stems more angled, 12-22 cm long, 4 mm diameter, reddish. Areoles close together with small red scales and 5-6 spines. Flower white, with 5 petals. Fruit small, pink to white.
- Brazil. Common in coastal areas, epiphytic and epilithic.
Cact. 4:222, plate 32
Backeberg 2:656
KuaS 13(5):68
Epiphytes 12-46:34
Succulenta 97(1):44