Pseudorhipsalis amazonica
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| Pseudorhipsalis amazonica | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Pseudorhipsalis |
| Species: | P. amazonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudorhipsalis amazonica | |
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Pseudorhipsalis amazonica is a species of Pseudorhipsalis found in Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela[1]
Subspecies
Pseudorhipsalis amazonica grows richly branched, with bent to pendulous shoots. The initially upright main shoots are at the base up to 60 centimeters long stalk-like, twisting or two- to three-edged. The upper, leaf-like, flattened part is lanceolate, thornless and has a distinct central rib. It becomes up to 60 (rarely 80) centimeters long and 4 to 7 (rarely 3 to 8.5) centimeters wide. The edges are slightly notched. The side shoots appear from the upper parts of the main shoots, are up to 60 centimeters long and have a stalk-like base up to 4 centimeters long. The areoles are inconspicuous.
The protruding, narrow cylindrical flowers are carmine red. They are 25 to 50 millimeters long and have a flower tube up to 27 millimeters long. The outer bracts are blue, purple or magenta. The inner bracts are light blue, light magenta or white. The egg-shaped, whitish to yellowish fruits are smooth or slightly angular and are up to 15 millimeters long.
- Pseudorhipsalis amazonica subsp. amazonica
- Pseudorhipsalis amazonica subsp. chocoensis
- Pseudorhipsalis amazonica subsp. panamensis
