Pseudorhipsalis amazonica

Accepted name

Plants of the World Online accepts the name Pseudorhipsalis amazonica. The atlas synonymy preserves earlier generic combinations and directs them to the same species record. [2-WWW]

Perianth and position in the genus

Korotkova and colleagues describe Pseudorhipsalis amazonica as a cactus with blue tepals. This distinctive feature formerly prompted recognition of the genus Wittia, subsequently replaced by the name Wittiocactus. Chloroplast DNA analysis placed the species in the Pseudorhipsalis clade with maximum support in the analyses used. [Korotkova et al. 2017, pp.12–13]

Materials from the author's archive

The species also appears in Konrad Szychowski's private material archive. [Kreuzinger 1935, file p. 17]

Synonyms and names in the literature

Disocactus amazonicus · Wittia amazonica · Wittiocactus amazonicus [2-WWW]

Sources for this account

[2-WWW]Source website

Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

https://powo.science.kew.org/

Accepted names, synonyms and distribution. A citation beside a taxon leads to its record.

Accessed 2026-10-08.

Article2017

A phylogenetic framework for the Hylocereeae (Cactaceae) and implications for the circumscription of the genera

Korotkova N., Borsch T., Arias S., A phylogenetic framework for the Hylocereeae (Cactaceae) and implications for the circumscription of the genera, Phytotaxa, 2017, 327(1):1-46, doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.327.1.1

An analysis of four plastid DNA regions covers a broad sample of Hylocereeae and comparative groups. The findings support changes in several generic circumscriptions, separation of Deamia and the union of two Pseudoacanthocereus species with Strophocactus wittii. The paper includes comparisons of stems, roots, flowers and fruits, and the new combinations Strophocactus brasiliensis and S. sicariguensis.

GenusPhysiology and anatomyDistributionStrophocactus

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Book1935

Verzeichnis amerikanischer und anderer Sukkulenten mit Revision der Systematik der Kakteen

[Kreuzinger K., Verzeichnis amerikanischer und anderer Sukkulenten mit Revision der Systematik der Kakteen, 1935]

The historical 1935 account contains a succulent list and a revision of cactus systematics. A copy is preserved in Konrad Szychowski's private archive.

Genus

Copy in the supplied material