{"title":"Neotypification of Rhipsalis rhombea (Rhipsalideae, Cactaceae) and Its Taxonomic History","authors":"Ralf Bauer, N. Korotkova","doi":"10.2985/026.027.0111","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract: Rhipsalis rhombea is common in living collections, but the name has been used ambiguously in recent decades and has never been typified. We review the taxonomic history of this species and conclude that the name can be applied unambiguously. We therefore establish a neotype for Rhipsalis rhombea Pfeiff. and give a detailed morphological characterization of the species. In addition, we have generated plastid DNA sequences of the neotype which allowed us to establish the phylogenetic placement of R. rhombea within Rhipsalis subg. Phyllarthrorhipsalis.","PeriodicalId":50413,"journal":{"name":"Haseltonia","volume":"51 1","pages":"95 - 101"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Haseltonia","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2985/026.027.0111","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PLANT SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract: Rhipsalis rhombea is common in living collections, but the name has been used ambiguously in recent decades and has never been typified. We review the taxonomic history of this species and conclude that the name can be applied unambiguously. We therefore establish a neotype for Rhipsalis rhombea Pfeiff. and give a detailed morphological characterization of the species. In addition, we have generated plastid DNA sequences of the neotype which allowed us to establish the phylogenetic placement of R. rhombea within Rhipsalis subg. Phyllarthrorhipsalis.
期刊介绍:
Haseltonia, Yearbook of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America, is published in full color and features peer-reviewed articles about all aspects of cacti, succulents and their environs. Topics include current research and conservation reports, new species descriptions and lengthy taxonomic revisions, historical and biographical notes, chemical and cytological studies, evolutionary biology and ethnobotanical reports, propagation and pest control methods, and pollinator studies. Serious students of the world''s succulent flora, botanists, taxonomists, researchers and horticulturalists will all find Haseltonia a valuable addition to their book collection.