{"id":4183,"date":"2025-10-26T20:06:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/?p=4183"},"modified":"2025-10-26T20:06:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:06:21","slug":"rhipsalis-is-tribe-rhipsalideae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/rhipsalis-is-tribe-rhipsalideae\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhipsalis Is Tribe Rhipsalideae"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Photograph =\u00a0Rhipsalis sp from Brazil)<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/h2>\n

The subfamily Cactoideae includes mostly arid-adapted cacti. The tribe Rhipsalideae, however, is a small group of four genera that grow in humid habitats. These plants are typically epiphytes (or lithophytes) in tropical rainforests. Although succulent, they are not desert-adapted; instead, they are adapted to the intermittent water scarcity that occurs in the forest canopy between rains.<\/p>\n

The Details<\/h3>\n

The four genera in Rhipsalideae are Hatiora<\/em>, Lepismium<\/em>, Schlumbergera<\/em>, and Rhipsalis<\/em>. Rhipsalis<\/em> contains the most species (several dozen), and most members of the tribe have been placed in Rhipsalis<\/em> at one time or another. Flowers are generally small.<\/p>\n

Rhipsalis<\/em> plants are known as the mistletoe cacti because they can resemble leafless mistletoes and often bear small, white berries; some species have yellow or reddish fruits.<\/p>\n

Plant form is variable. Most commonly, they are hanging plants with cylindrical, triangular, or flattened stems. Stems may drape many feet, forming veils of vegetation that cascade from tree limbs.<\/p>\n

Some Rhipsalis<\/em> make good houseplants because they tolerate low light and grow well in small pots.<\/p>\n

Other hanging cacti\u2014such as Pseudorhipsalis<\/em>\u2014belong to the tribe Hylocereeae and are not especially closely related to Rhipsalis<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Additional Reading:\u00a0Stem Anatomy of Rhipsalis<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Rhipsalis <\/a>
Rhipsalis puniceo-discus, David Midgley <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Rhipsalis <\/a>
Rhipsalis pilocarpa, Fiona J Lowrie <\/div> <\/div>
\"Rhipsalis <\/a>
Rhipsalis floccosa, Stuart <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Rhipsalis <\/a>
Rhipsalis baccifera, Frank Vincentz <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pseudorhipsalis, <\/a>
Pseudorhipsalis, Forest and Kim Starr <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Rhipsalis <\/a>
Rhipsalis teres, Kerry Woods <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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