Autor: P.V. Heath • ETYMOLOGY “Salmon Opuntia?”, probably because of the characteristic colour the stems of this genus can take during drought or stress, but really, no explanation was given. Originally, described as Salmiopuntia (nom. invai.), which designated a genus honouring the prince Salm-Reifferscheid-Dyck. • DESCRIPTION Monospecific genus of shrubby plants, branching especially from the…
Autor: R. Mottram • ETYMOLOGY ≪Crevice cactus≫, referring to the characteristic habitat of the genus, growing in crevices and cracks of rocks. • DESCRIPTION Monospecific genus of tiny plants, globose flattened not exceeding 0.5-1 cm in diameter in habitat (much more in cultivation, caespitose when grafted), with a napiform root. Areoles having long white trichomes (almost…
Autor: Gaertner • ETYMOLOGY ≪Belonging to wickerwork≫, the genus being reminiscent of woven basketry work because of the entangled flexible, reed-like stems of most species. • DESCRIPTION A genus of usually epiphytic, sometimes epilithic plants, with pendulous stems, sometimes deciduous, segmented, acrotonic (definite growth) or mesotonic according to species, very variable, cylindrical, ribbed, angled, winged or…
Autor: Britton & Rose • ETYMOLOGY “Similar to Rhipsalis”, referring to the superficial resemblance of this genus with Rhipsalis. • DESCRIPTION A genus of small epiphytic plants, usually multi branched and hanging (or semi erect and little branched in R. rosea), with usually flattened segments, but sometimes with 3 to 6 angles, truncate, often tinged with…
Autor: Backeberg • ETYMOLOGY Genus honouring Karl Friedrich (Carlos) Reiche (1860-1929), German botanist specializing in the Chilean. • DESCRIPTION A genus of small low growing, solitary plants, or sometimes branched usually when the apex has been damaged, with cylindrical stems, depressed at the apex, strongly constricted at the level of the tuberous root (R. bonnieae), which…