CACTIBOTANY AND CULTIVATION
Search the website
Taxonomic account

Lepismium cruciforme

Submit a species photo

Lepismium cruciforme (Vell.) Miq.

Name accepted in Plants of the World Online. [2-WWW]

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Lepismium
Ranga
Species
Genus list verification
11 October 2026 [2-WWW]

Names in the literature

Synonyms and spelling variants linked to the accepted name in WCVP 16, including updates to the genus list. [27-WWW] [2-WWW]

  • Cactus cruciformis Vell.
  • Cereus cruciformis (Vell.) Steud.
  • Cereus elegans Pfeiff.
  • Cereus knightii J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.
  • Cereus myosurus Salm-Dyck ex DC.
  • Cereus myosurus var. tenuior Salm-Dyck
  • Cereus setosus G.Lodd.
  • Cereus squamulosus Salm-Dyck ex DC.
  • Cereus tenuis DC.
  • Cereus tenuispinus Haw.
  • Hariota knightii (C.F.Först.) Kuntze
  • Hariota knightii var. tenuispinis Kuntze
  • Hariota ramosisima (Lem.) Kuntze
  • Hariota squamulosa Kuntze
  • Lepismium anceps (F.A.C.Weber) Borg
  • Lepismium cavernosum G.Lindb.
  • Lepismium commune Pfeiff.
  • Lepismium cruciforme f. anceps (F.A.C.Weber) Süpplie
  • Lepismium cruciforme f. myosurus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Süpplie
  • Lepismium cruciforme subvar. vollii (Backeb.) Backeb.
  • Lepismium cruciforme var. anceps (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.
  • Lepismium cruciforme var. cavernosum (G.Lindb.) Backeb.
  • Lepismium cruciforme var. knightii (Pfeiff.) Boom
  • Lepismium cruciforme var. myosurus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Backeb.
  • Lepismium knightii Pfeiff.
  • Lepismium myosurus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Pfeiff.
  • Lepismium ramosissimum Lem.
  • Lepismium tenue Pfeiff.
  • Lepismium vollii Backeb.
  • Rhipsalis anceps F.A.C.Weber
  • Rhipsalis brevibarbis K.Schum.
  • Rhipsalis cavernosa (G.Lindb.) K.Schum.
  • Rhipsalis communis (Pfeiff.) Ser.
  • Rhipsalis cruciformis (Vell.) Ser.
  • Rhipsalis ensiformis F.A.C.Weber
  • Rhipsalis knightii C.F.Först.
  • Rhipsalis macropogon K.Schum.
  • Rhipsalis mittleri C.F.Först.
  • Rhipsalis myosurus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) C.F.Först.
  • Rhipsalis radicans F.A.C.Weber
  • Rhipsalis radicans var. anceps F.A.C.Weber
  • Rhipsalis radicans var. ensiformis F.A.C.Weber
  • Rhipsalis radicans var. rosea F.A.C.Weber
  • Rhipsalis ramosissima (Lem.) K.Schum.
  • Rhipsalis squamulosa (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) K.Schum.

Nomenclatural basis

The genus's species list was checked in POWO on 11 October 2026. Authorship and links between older names were compared with WCVP 16, a snapshot from 4 June 2026. [27-WWW] [2-WWW] [2-WWW]