Lepismium cruciforme

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Rhipsalideae
Genus: Lepismium
Subgenus: L. subg. Lepismium
Species: Lepismium cruciforme
Name

Lepismium cruciforme (Vell.) Miq., Bull. Sci. Phys. Nat. Néerl. 1: 49. 1838.
Synonyms

Basionym
Cactus cruciformis Vell., Fl. Flumin. 207. 1825 publ. 1829.

Homotypic
Cereus cruciformis (Vell.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 333. 1840.
Hariota cruciformis (Vell.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 262. 1891.
Rhipsalis cruciformis (Vell.) A.Cast., Anales Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Buenos Aires 32: 496. 1925.

Heterotypic
Cactus tenuis (DC.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 261. 1891, nom. illeg. non Schott ex DC. (1828).
Cereus knightii J.Parm. ex Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact. 139. 1837.
Cereus myosurus Salm-Dyck ex DC., Prodr. 3: 469. 1828.
Cereus squamulosus Salm-Dyck ex DC., Prodr. 3: 469. 1828.
Cereus tenuis DC., Prodr. 3: 469. 1828, nom. rej.
Cereus tenuispinus Haw., Philos. Mag. J. 1: 125. 1827, nom. rej.
Hariota knightii (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 263. 1891 [1].
Hariota knightii var. tenuispinis Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 263. 1891 [2].
Hariota squamulosa (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 263. 1891 [3].
Lepismium anceps (F.A.C.Weber) Borg, Cacti 368. 1937.
Lepismium cavernosum G.Lindb., Gartenflora 39: 153, fig. 38. 1890.
Lepismium cavernosum G.Lindb. ex K.Schum. in Mart. (ed.), Fl. Bras. 4(2): 289. 1890, comb. superfl.
Lepismium cavernosum ensiforme (F.A.C.Weber) F.A.C.Weber in Gosselin, Rev. Hort. 70: 108. 1899.
Lepismium commune Pfeiff. in Otto & A.Dietr., Allg. Gartenzeitung 3: 315. 1835 [4], nom. inval.
Lepismium cruciforme f. anceps (F.A.C.Weber) Süpplie, Rhipsalidinae 11. 1990.
Lepismium cruciforme f. myosurus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Süpplie, Rhipsalidinae 11. 1990.
Lepismium cruciforme var. anceps (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb., Cactaceae 2: 689. 1959.
Lepismium cruciforme var. cavernosum (G.Lindb.) Backeb., Cactaceae 2: 689. 1959.
Lepismium cruciforme var. knightii (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Boom, Succulenta (Netherlands) 1959: 142. 1959.
Lepismium cruciforme var. myosurus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Backeb., Cactaceae 2: 688. 1959.
Lepismium cruciforme subvar. vollii (Backeb.) Backeb., Cactaceae 2: 688. 1959.
Lepismium knightii Pfeiff. in Otto & A.Dietr., Allg. Gartenzeitung 3: 380. 1835 [5].
Lepismium myosurus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact. 139. 1837.
Lepismium myosurus [unranked] knightii Salm-Dyck ex Labour., Monogr. Cact. 445. 1853.
Lepismium myosurus [unranked] laevigatum Salm-Dyck ex Labour., Monogr. Cact. 446. 1853.
Lepismium radicans Vöcht., Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 9: 399. 1873.
Lepismium tenue (DC.) Pfeiff. in Otto & A.Dietr., Allg. Gartenzeitung 3: 315. 1835 [6].
Lepismium vollii Backeb. in Backeb. & F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC 156. 411. 1936.
Rhipsalis anceps F.A.C.Weber, Rev. Hort. [Paris]. 64: 427. 1892.
Rhipsalis brevibarbis K.Schum. in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3, Abt. 6a: 199. 1894.
Rhipsalis cavernosa G.Lindb., Gartenflora 39: 153. 1890.
Rhipsalis cavernosa G.Lindb. ex K.Schum. in Mart. (ed.), Fl. Bras. 4(2): 289. 1890.
Rhipsalis knightii (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) C.F.Först., Handb. Cacteenk. 456. 1846.
Rhipsalis macropogon K.Schum. in Mart. (ed.), Fl. Bras. 4(2): 282, t. 55, fig. 2. 1890.
Rhipsalis mittleri C.F.Först., Handb. Cacteenk. 455. 1846.
Rhipsalis myosurus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) C.F.Först., Handb. Cacteenk. 455. 1846.
Rhipsalis myosurus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) K.Schum. in Mart. (ed.), Fl. Bras. 4(2): 281. 1890, comb. superfl.
Rhipsalis radicans (Vöcht.) F.A.C.Weber in Bois, Dict. Hort. 2: 1047. 1898.
Rhipsalis radicans var. anceps (F.A.C.Weber) F.A.C.Weber in Bois, Dict. Hort. 2: 1047. 1898.
Rhipsalis radicans var. ensiformis (F.A.C.Weber) F.A.C.Weber in Bois, Dict. Hort. 2: 1047. 1898.
Rhipsalis radicans var. rosea F.A.C.Weber in Bois, Dict. Hort. 2: 1047. 1898.
Rhipsalis squamulosa (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) K.Schum. in Mart. (ed.), Fl. Bras. 4(2): 280. 1890 [7].
Rhipsalis vollii Backeb. in Backeb. & F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC 156. 411. 1936, nom. inval.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Southern South America
Argentina Northeast, Paraguay, Uruguay
Regional: Brazil
Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Miquel, F.A.W. (1838) Bull. Sci. Phys. Nat. Néerl. 1: 49, nom. cons.

Additional references

Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Open access Reference page.

Links

Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Lepismium cruciforme in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Dec 28. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Lepismium cruciforme in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 03. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Lepismium cruciforme. Published online. Accessed: Mar 03 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Lepismium cruciforme. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 03.
Hassler, M. 2021. Lepismium cruciforme. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 03. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lepismium cruciforme in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
IUCN: Lepismium cruciforme (Vell.) Miq. (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

Lepismium cruciforme is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References

Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D.; Machado, M.; Braun, P. (2017). "Lepismium cruciforme". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T46523A121502687. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T46523A121502687.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.