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"Mistletoe cactus" redirects here. This may also mean specifically Rhipsalis baccifera
Rhipsalis baccifera

Rhipsalis baccifera, ambiguously called "mistletoe cactus", is an Epiphyte cactus which originates from Central America and Southern America, Caribbean and Florida....
, or, more generally, other Rhipsalideae.
cactus mistletoe is Tristerix
Tristerix

Tristerix is a genus of flowering plant in the Loranthaceae Family native to the Andes from Colombia to Chile. They are a woody perennial plant usually occurring as an aerial parasite, often pollinated by hummingbirds....
 aphylla, a Chile
Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....
an species of mistletoe
Mistletoe

Mistletoe is the common name for a group of parasitic plant plants in the Order Santalales that grow attached to and within the branches of a tree or shrub....
, whose preferred hosts are two species of cactus.


Rhipsalis is a genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of epiphytic
Epiphyte

File:Cadzow oak epiphyte 2.JPGAn epiphyte is an organism that grows upon or attaches to a living plant. Epiphyte is one of the subdivisions of the Raunki?r plant life-form....
, mostly spineless cacti
Cactus

A cactus is any member of the spine plant family Cactaceae, native to the Americas. They are often used as ornamental plants, but some are also Crop plants....
. They are typically known as mistletoe cacti. The scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek is the historical stage in the development of the Greek language spanning across the Archaic Greece , Classical Greece , and Hellenistic civilization periods of ancient Greece and the classical antiquity....
 term for wickerwork, referring to the plants' habitus
Habitus

Habitus is a complex concept, but in its simplest usage could be understood as a set of acquired patterns of thought, behavior, and Taste . These patterns, or "dispositions", are the result of internalization of culture or objective social structures through the experience of an individual or group....
. Often, several species are segregated as Hatiora, and this may well be warranted.

The genus is found widely in Central America
Central America

Central America is a central geography region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmus portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast....
, parts of the Caribbean
Caribbean

The Caribbean is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands , and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north of South America....
 and a great part of northern and central South America
South America

South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
.






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"Mistletoe cactus" redirects here. This may also mean specifically Rhipsalis baccifera
Rhipsalis baccifera

Rhipsalis baccifera, ambiguously called "mistletoe cactus", is an Epiphyte cactus which originates from Central America and Southern America, Caribbean and Florida....
, or, more generally, other Rhipsalideae.
cactus mistletoe is Tristerix
Tristerix

Tristerix is a genus of flowering plant in the Loranthaceae Family native to the Andes from Colombia to Chile. They are a woody perennial plant usually occurring as an aerial parasite, often pollinated by hummingbirds....
 aphylla, a Chile
Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....
an species of mistletoe
Mistletoe

Mistletoe is the common name for a group of parasitic plant plants in the Order Santalales that grow attached to and within the branches of a tree or shrub....
, whose preferred hosts are two species of cactus.


Rhipsalis is a genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of epiphytic
Epiphyte

File:Cadzow oak epiphyte 2.JPGAn epiphyte is an organism that grows upon or attaches to a living plant. Epiphyte is one of the subdivisions of the Raunki?r plant life-form....
, mostly spineless cacti
Cactus

A cactus is any member of the spine plant family Cactaceae, native to the Americas. They are often used as ornamental plants, but some are also Crop plants....
. They are typically known as mistletoe cacti. The scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek is the historical stage in the development of the Greek language spanning across the Archaic Greece , Classical Greece , and Hellenistic civilization periods of ancient Greece and the classical antiquity....
 term for wickerwork, referring to the plants' habitus
Habitus

Habitus is a complex concept, but in its simplest usage could be understood as a set of acquired patterns of thought, behavior, and Taste . These patterns, or "dispositions", are the result of internalization of culture or objective social structures through the experience of an individual or group....
. Often, several species are segregated as Hatiora, and this may well be warranted.

The genus is found widely in Central America
Central America

Central America is a central geography region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmus portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast....
, parts of the Caribbean
Caribbean

The Caribbean is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands , and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north of South America....
 and a great part of northern and central South America
South America

South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
. One particular species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
, R. baccifera
Rhipsalis baccifera

Rhipsalis baccifera, ambiguously called "mistletoe cactus", is an Epiphyte cactus which originates from Central America and Southern America, Caribbean and Florida....
, is also found throughout the New World
New World

The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth, specifically the Americas and Australasia. When the term originated in the late 15th century, the Americas were new to the Europeans, who previously thought of the world as consisting only of Europe, Asia, and Africa ....
, but additionally in Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
, Madagascar
Madagascar

Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar , is an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa. The main island, also called Madagascar, is the List of islands by area, and is home to 5% of the world's plant and animal species, of which more than 80% are Endemism to Madagascar....
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia, located about off the southern coast of India....
, India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
 and Nepal
Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia and is the world's youngest republic. It is bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by India....
. Several theories have been advanced to explain the dispersion of R. baccifera. One of them suggest migratory birds having brought the species to the Old World
Old World

The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans, Asians, and Africans in the 15th century....
. A second theory suggests that it was carried to the Old World as a substitute for mistletoe
Mistletoe

Mistletoe is the common name for a group of parasitic plant plants in the Order Santalales that grow attached to and within the branches of a tree or shrub....
 during Christmas
Christmas

Christmas , also referred to as Christmas Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus. The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts Twelve Days of Christmas....
.

These cacti are popular ornamental plant
Ornamental plant

Ornamental plants are typically grown in the flower garden or as house plants. Most commonly they are grown for the display of their flowers. Other common ornamental features include leaves, scent, fruit, Plant stem and bark....
s. With some exceptions, they are not grown for their flower
Flower

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproduction structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with female ovum in order to produce seeds....
s (which are small in most species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
), but for their unusual habitus and in some cases for their showy, colorful fruit
Fruit

The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context, and the term is not synonymous in food preparation and biology. In botany, which is the scientific study of plants, fruits are the ripened Ovary of flowering plants....
.

Species

  • Rhipsalis baccifera
    Rhipsalis baccifera

    Rhipsalis baccifera, ambiguously called "mistletoe cactus", is an Epiphyte cactus which originates from Central America and Southern America, Caribbean and Florida....
  • Rhipsalis capilliformes F.A.C.Weber
  • Rhipsalis cereoides
    Rhipsalis cereoides

    Rhipsalis cereoides is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is Endemism to Brazil. Category:Flora of Brazil Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rocky areas....
  • Rhipsalis cereuscula
  • Rhipsalis clavata F.A.C.Weber
  • Rhipsalis crispata
    Rhipsalis crispata

    Rhipsalis crispata is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is Endemism to Brazil. Category:Flora of Brazil Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
  • Rhipsalis cylindrica
  • Rhipsalis elliptica
    Rhipsalis elliptica

    Rhipsalis elliptica is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is Endemism to Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
     G.Lindb. ex K.Schum.
  • Rhipsalis epiphylloides
    • Rhipsalis epiphylloides ssp. bradei
  • Rhipsalis floccosa
    Rhipsalis floccosa

    Rhipsalis floccosa is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
     Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.
  • Rhipsalis gaertneri – Easter Cactus
  • Rhipsalis × graeseri
  • Rhipsalis herminiae
  • Rhipsalis hoelleri
    Rhipsalis hoelleri

    Rhipsalis hoelleri is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is Endemism to Brazil. Category:Flora of Brazil Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
  • Rhipsalis houlletiana Lem.
  • Rhipsalis micrantha
  • Rhipsalis oblonga
    Rhipsalis oblonga

    Rhipsalis oblonga is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is Endemism to Brazil. Category:Flora of Brazil Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
  • Rhipsalis pacheco-leonis
    Rhipsalis pacheco-leonis

    Rhipsalis pacheco-leonis is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is Endemism to Brazil. Category:Flora of Brazil Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rocky areas....
  • Rhipsalis paradoxa
    Rhipsalis paradoxa

    Rhipsalis paradoxa is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is Endemism to Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
  • Rhipsalis pilocarpa
    Rhipsalis pilocarpa

    Rhipsalis pilocarpa is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is Endemism to Brazil. Category:Flora of Brazil Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
  • Rhipsalis puniceodiscus
  • Rhipsalis rosea
  • Rhipsalis russellii
    Rhipsalis russellii

    Rhipsalis russellii is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is Endemism to Brazil. Category:Flora of Brazil Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rocky areas....
  • Rhipsalis salicornioides
    Rhipsalis salicornioides

    Rhipsalis salicornioides is originally a forest cactus, growing as epiphytes at elevations between 0 and 1850 meters in Brazil. It is sometimes grown both indoors and outdoors as an ornamental....
     – Dancing Bones Cactus, Spice Cactus, Drunkard's Dream
  • Rhipsalis sulcata
    Rhipsalis sulcata

    Rhipsalis sulcata is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is Endemism to Brazil. Category:Flora of Brazil Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rocky areas....
  • Rhipsalis teres
  • Rhipsalis trigona Pfeiff.


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