Rhipsalis virgata Weber, Rev. Hort. 64: 425. (1892)
Reduced to synonymy under R. teres f. teres by Barthlott and Taylor Bradleya 13
Photo from Brussels Botanic Garden, ©K Friedman 10/2003
Info from Britton and Rose
- Main stem or branches 1 meter long or more; terete, about 5 mm. thick,
erect or ascending but
in time often pendent, often bearing aerial roots; - Upper branches short, 1 to 6 cm. long, terete;
- Areoles small, a little hairy, often with a white or pinkish bristle subtended by a minute bract;
- Flowers borne along sides of the 2 and 3-year old branches, solitary at areoles, rotate, 8 to 10 mm. broad, open throughout day;
- Outer perianth.segments few, ovate, greenish yellow, sometimes tinged with red;
- Inner perianth.segments 4 to 6, oblong, cream-colored, obtuse;
- Filaments erect, white;
- Style white, about as long as stamens;
- Stigma-lobes 3, white;
- Ovary broader than high, crowned by a circle of scales and bearing one on the side.
Type locality: Described from a garden plant supposed to have come from Brazil.
Distribution: Eastern Brazil.