Taxonomic account

Rhipsalis teres

Rhipsalis teres (Vell.) Steud.

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

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Rhipsalis
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 teres Vell.
Hariota conferta (Salm-Dyck) Kuntze
Hariota prismatica Lem.
Hariota riedeliana (Regel) Kuntze
Hariota teres (Vell.) Kuntze
Rhipsalis alboareolata F.Ritter
Rhipsalis capilliformis F.A.C.Weber
Rhipsalis clavellina F.Ritter
Rhipsalis conferta Salm-Dyck
Rhipsalis floribunda Schott ex K.Schum.
Rhipsalis gracilis N.E.Br.
Rhipsalis heteroclada Britton & Rose
Rhipsalis maricaensis Scheinvar
Rhipsalis prismatica Rümpler
Rhipsalis riedeliana Regel
Rhipsalis teres f. capilliformis (F.A.C.Weber) Barthlott & N.P.Taylor
Rhipsalis teres f. heteroclada (Britton & Rose) Barthlott & N.P.Taylor
Rhipsalis teres f. prismatica (Lem.) Barthlott & N.P.Taylor
Rhipsalis virgata F.A.C.Weber

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]

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