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Rhipsalis baccifera

Mistletoe Cactus
Also known as: Cassytha baccifera Mill. ex DC. +11 more
  • Cassytha baccifera Mill. ex DC.
  • Cassytha baccifera Sol. ex J.M.Mill.
  • Cereus baccifer Hook.
  • Cereus bacciferus (J.S.Muell.) Hemsl.
  • Hariota cassutha (Gaertn.) Lem.
  • Hariota cassytha Lem.
  • Rhipsalis bermejensis F.Ritter
  • Rhipsalis cassutha Gaertn.
  • Rhipsalis corallioides Rauh
  • Rhipsalis delphinensis Barthlott
  • Rhipsalis pendula Pfeiff.
  • Rhipsalis pilosa F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cactaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a succulent epiphyte or lithophyte.

Found natively in Africa, Tropical Asia, North America, and South America, Rhipsalis baccifera (commonly known as Mistletoe Cactus) is a cactus belonging to the Cactaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Cactus
Plant Type
Air Plant

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Réunion, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is., Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms

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