Rhipsalis crispata

Rhipsalis crispata is a species of terrestrial plant in the family Cactaceae.

Rhipsalis crispata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Rhipsalis
Species:
R. crispata
Binomial name
Rhipsalis crispata
(Haw.) Pfeiff.

It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.[2]

Conservation

Rhipsalis crispata, while being widely distributed (an area of less than 2000 km²), is rarely observed. Due to widespread destruction of the habitat it occupies, it has become vulnerable on The IUCN Red List, and its population continues to decrease.[3]

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References

  1. Taylor, N.P. & Zappi, D. (2013). "Rhipsalis crispata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T40864A2938280. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T40864A2938280.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.


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