Taxon:  Rhipsalis myosurus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) C. F. Först.



Summary
Genus:
Rhipsalis
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Rhipsalideae
Nomen number:
31147
Place of publication:
Handb. Cakteenk. ed. 1:455.  1846
Comment:
the basionym Cereus myosurus Salm-Dyck ex DC. is a rejected (nom. rej.), heterotypic synonym (Madrid ICN Art. 14.4 & App. IV) of Cactus cruciformis Vell., nom. cons., but potentially available for use if the two are treated as separate species (Madrid ICN Art. 14.6)
Verified:
09/10/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
  2. Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
  3. Taylor, N. P. 1994. (1101) Proposal to conserve Cactus cruciformis Vell. (Cactaceae). Taxon 43:469.
Common names
Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=31147. Accessed 17 October 2026.