Pfeiffera monacantha

Pfeiffera monacantha (syn. Rhipsalis monacantha), the one‑spined wickerware cactus, is a species of epiphytic cactus, native to Bolivia and northwest Argentina.[1] As its synonym Rhipsalis monacantha it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

Pfeiffera monacantha
Growing epiphytically in Calilegua National Park, Argentina
Close-up of flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Pfeiffera
Species:
P. monacantha
Binomial name
Pfeiffera monacantha
(Griseb.) P.V.Heath
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Acanthorhipsalis incahuasina Cárdenas
    • Acanthorhipsalis monacantha (Griseb.) Britton & Rose
    • Acanthorhipsalis monacantha subsp. kimnachii Doweld
    • Acanthorhipsalis monacantha var. samaipatana (Cárdenas) Backeb.
    • Hariota monacantha (Griseb.) Kuntze
    • Lepismium monacanthum (Griseb.) Barthlott
    • Lepismium monacanthum subsp. espinosum (Kimnach) Süpplie
    • Pfeiffera incahuasina (Cárdenas) P.V.Heath
    • Pfeiffera incahuasina var. samaipatana (Cárdenas) P.V.Heath
    • Rhipsalis monacantha Griseb.
    • Rhipsalis monacantha var. espinosa Kimnach
    • Rhipsalis monacantha var. samaipatana Cárdenas

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Pfeiffera monacantha subsp. kimnachii (Doweld) Ralf Bauer
  • Pfeiffera monacantha subsp. monacantha

References
  1. "Pfeiffera monacantha (Griseb.) P.V.Heath". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. "Rhipsalis monacantha one-spined wickerware cactus". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.


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