Biology:Pfeiffera monacantha

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Pfeiffera

Pfeiffera monacantha
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Growing epiphytically in Calilegua National Park, Argentina
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Close-up of flower
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Pfeiffera
Species:
P. monacantha
Binomial name
Pfeiffera monacantha
(Griseb.) P.V.Heath
Synonyms[1]

Pfeiffera monacantha (syn. Rhipsalis monacantha), the one‑spined wickerware cactus, is a species of epiphytic cactus, native to Bolivia and northwest Argentina.[1] As its synonym Rhipsalis monacantha it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Pfeiffera monacantha subsp. kimnachii (Doweld) Ralf Bauer
  • Pfeiffera monacantha subsp. monacantha

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Pfeiffera monacantha (Griseb.) P.V.Heath". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:977728-1. 
  2. ↑ "Rhipsalis monacantha one-spined wickerware cactus". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/106229/i-Rhipsalis-monacantha-i/Details. 

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