Taxon:  Rhipsalis baccifera (J. S. Muell.) Stearn



Summary
Genus:
Rhipsalis
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Rhipsalideae
Nomen number:
407116
Place of publication:
Cact. J. (Croydon) 7:107.  1939
Verified:
12/09/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Rhipsalis baccifera (J. S. Muell.) Stearn subsp. baccifera (0 active accession[s])
Rhipsalis baccifera (J. S. Muell.) Stearn subsp. erythrocarpa (K. Schum.) Barthlott (0 active accession[s])
Rhipsalis baccifera (J. S. Muell.) Stearn subsp. hileiabaiana N. P. Taylor & Barthlott (0 active accession[s])
Rhipsalis baccifera (J. S. Muell.) Stearn subsp. horrida (Baker) Barthlott (0 active accession[s])
Rhipsalis baccifera (J. S. Muell.) Stearn subsp. mauritiana (DC.) Barthlott (0 active accession[s])
Rhipsalis baccifera (J. S. Muell.) Stearn subsp. shaferi (Britton & Rose) Barthlott & N. P. Taylor (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
  4. Benson, L. 1982. The cacti of the United States and Canada
  5. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  6. Carrisso, L. W. et al., eds. 1937-. Conspectus florae angolensis.
  7. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  8. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  9. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  10. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
  11. Friedmann, F. 1994. Flore des Seychelles ORSTOM Éditions, Paris, France.
  12. Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
  13. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  14. Hunt, D. 1999. CITES Cactaceae checklist, ed. 2
  15. Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
  16. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  17. Smith, G. F. & E. M. A. Steyn. 1997. Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. mauritiana: the correct name for the indigenous southern African cactus. Bothalia 27:135.
  18. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  19. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
  20. Taylor, N. & D. Zappi. 2004. Cacti of eastern Brazil
  21. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  22. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Portugueseconambaia  2Taylor, N. & D. Zappi. 2004. Cacti of eastern Brazil
Portugueseenxerto  2Taylor, N. & D. Zappi. 2004. Cacti of eastern Brazil
Portugueseirahuka'arã  2Taylor, N. & D. Zappi. 2004. Cacti of eastern Brazil
Portuguesetripa-de-galinha  2Taylor, N. & D. Zappi. 2004. Cacti of eastern Brazil
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola   
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Provincee.Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone   
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon   
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaEquatorial Guinea   
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanComoros   
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar   
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka   
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFloridahttp://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=901FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuerétaro  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaAntigua Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama   
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana   
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana   
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname   
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela   
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaFormosa  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaJujuy  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorEl Oro  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorMorona Santiago  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorSucumbíos  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorZamora Chinchipe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAmazonas  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCajamarca  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCusco  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruHuánuco  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruMoquegua  
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Eswatini, South Africa [Cape Province (e.), KwaZulu-Natal]
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Sri Lanka
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=901)]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Antigua and Barbuda [Antigua], Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, United States [Puerto Rico]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [El Oro, Morona Santiago, Napo, Sucumbíos, Zamora Chinchipe], Peru [Amazonas, Cajamarca, Cusco, Huánuco, Moquegua]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Chaco, Corrientes, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta], Paraguay
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
  2. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  3. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
  5. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  6. Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
  7. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
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://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=407116. Accessed 12 May 2026.