Hatiora herminiae
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| Hatiora herminiae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Hatiora |
| Species: | H. herminiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Hatiora herminiae (Porto & A.Cast.) Backeb. ex Barthlott[2] | |
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Hatiora herminiae is a species of flowering plant in the tribe Rhipsalideae, family Cactaceae. It grows as an epiphyte in cloud forests in Southeast Brazil.
Hatiora herminiae is an epiphyte, growing up to about 30 cm (12 in) high, either upright or arching over. The stems are circular in cross-section, not ribbed, and are composed of segments 2–5 cm (0.8–2.0 in) long and 5 mm (0.2 in) in diameter. Branches occur at the ends of segments. Pink to magenta flowers are borne from areoles at the ends of stems, and are up to 2 cm (0.8 in) long, opening to 2.5 cm (1.0 in) across. Olive green berries follow the flowers.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was first described in 1940 by Paulo Campos Porto and Alberto Castellanos, as Hariota herminiae. Confusion over the status of the genus name Hariota later led to its replacement by the anagram Hatiora.[4] Like many species in the Rhipsalideae, it has also been placed in the genus Rhipsalis.[2] Molecular phylogenetic studies have firmly placed it in Hatiora.[5][6]