Taxonomy Profile: Rhipsalis baccifera (Sol ex JM Mill Stearn)

Rhipsalis baccifera: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Rhipsalis cassutha
Gaertn
Cassytha baccifera
Sol ex JM Mill
Rhipsalis heptagona
Rauh & Backeb
Rhipsalis cassythoydes
Loefgr
Rhipsalis cassythoides
Loefgr
Rhipsalis cassytha
Gaertn
Rhipsalis cassuthopsis
Backeb
Rhipsalis undulata
Pfeiff
Rhipsalis hylaea
F Ritter
Rhipsalis minutiflora
K Schum
Rhipsalis bartlettii
Clover
Common Name(s):
mistletoe cactus []
Nopalillo-mal ojo []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Rhipsalis baccifera: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Caryophyllanae
Family : Cactaceae
cactus |
cacti |
Genus : Rhipsalis
Species : Rhipsalis baccifera
mistletoe cactus |
Nopalillo-mal ojo |
Rhipsalis baccifera Direct Children(s):
Rhipsalis baccifera ssp. cleistogama
(M Kessler Ibisch & Barthlott)
Rhipsalis baccifera ssp. baccifera
(Sol ex JM Mill Stearn)
Rhipsalis baccifera ssp. hileiabaiana
(NP Taylor & Barthlott)
Rhipsalis baccifera ssp. shaferi
(Britton & Rose Barthlott & NP Taylor)
Rhipsalis baccifera: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Charles A. Butterworth, Ph.D.
Notes:
ITIS Cactaceae Steward
Reference for:
Rhipsalis baccifera
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Rhipsalis baccifera
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Rhipsalis baccifera
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Rhipsalis baccifera
Source:
Checklist of CITES Species Part 1 CITES species index
Acquired:
2011-11-22
Notes:
UNEP-WCMC (Comps.) 2011. Checklist of CITES species (CD-ROM). CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland, and UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, United Kingdom. ISBN 2-88323-030-7. Available online at http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/pub/checklist11/index.html or from CITES Secretariat, Chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine, Genève, Switzerland
Reference for:
Rhipsalis baccifera
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1985-09-27 / 1985-09-27
Article/Chapter Title:
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Plant Taxa for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Federal Register, vol. 50, no. 188
Page(s):
39526-39584
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
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Notes:
Reference for:
Rhipsalis baccifera
Rhipsalis baccifera: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caribbean Territories / Native
Rhipsalis baccifera: Comments
Comment:
CITES: Appendix II listed under Cactaceae, adopted at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Doha, 2010)
Comment:
US ESA: No longer a candidate species because more abundant and widespread than previously believed and not subject to the degree of threats to warrant status according to notice of review, as published in Federal Register Volume 50, Number 188, Pages 395