Rhipsalis floccosa

Rhipsalis floccosa is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Rhipsalis floccosa

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Rhipsalis
Species:
R. floccosa
Binomial name
Rhipsalis floccosa
Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiffer
Synonyms
  • Hariota floccosa Cels ex C.F.Först.
  • Hariota floccosa Kuntze
  • Hatiora floccosa (Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.) Lem.
  • Hylorhipsalis floccosa (Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.) Doweld
  • Lepismium floccosum (Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.) Backeb.
  • Lepismium tucumanense (F.A.C. Weber) Backeb.
  • Rhipsalis tucumanensis F.A.C. Weber
[2]

References
  1. Taylor, N. P. 2002. Rhipsalis floccosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
  2. Rhipsalis floccosa Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff., The Plant List, http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2417476


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