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Lepismium

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Lepismium is a genus of mostly epiphytic cacti, with seven species. They are found in tropical South America.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderCaryophyllales
  5. FamilyCactaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Uruguay
Observations recorded5,842

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
47
With media
13
Family
Cactaceae
Collections
UFRGS, MO, UFPB, FURB, UDESC-CAV, UEM
Recorded in
Brasil, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Rhipsalideae
Image
Lepismium houlletianum 2 ies.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Lepismium
Commons category
Lepismium
taxonomic type
Lepismium cruciforme
topic's main category
Category:Lepismium
taxon common name
有斑苇属
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Species
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Lepismium is a genus of mostly epiphytic cacti, with seven species. They are found in tropical South America.

==Species== Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2021: Lepismium cruciforme Lepismium floribundum Lepismium houlletianum Lepismium lineare Lepismium lorentzianum Lepismium lumbricoides Lepismium warmingianum

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lepismium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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