Biology:Pfeiffera monacantha
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Pfeiffera
| Pfeiffera monacantha | |
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| Growing epiphytically in Calilegua National Park, Argentina | |
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| Close-up of flower | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Pfeiffera |
| Species: | P. monacantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Pfeiffera monacantha (Griseb.) P.V.Heath
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
Subtaxa
The following subspecies are accepted:[1]
- Pfeiffera monacantha subsp. kimnachii (Doweld) Ralf Bauer
- Pfeiffera monacantha subsp. monacantha
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Pfeiffera monacantha (Griseb.) P.V.Heath". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:977728-1.
- ↑ "Rhipsalis monacantha one-spined wickerware cactus". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/106229/i-Rhipsalis-monacantha-i/Details.
Wikidata ☰ Q1234512 entry
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