Cactaceae
Lepismium cruciforme
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Lepismium
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 三棱苇, 夜之篝, 安珍, 安珍鳞苇
Synonyms
- Cactus cruciformis Vell.
- Cactus cruciformis Arrab.
- Cereus cruciformis (Arrab.) Steud.
- Cereus elegans Pfeiff.
- Cereus knightii Parm. ex Pfeiff.
- Cereus myosurus Salm-Dyck ex DC.
- Cereus squamulosus Salm-Dyck ex DC.
- Cereus tenuis DC.
- Cereus tenuispinus Haw.
- Hariota cruciformis Kuntze
- Hariota knightii (Pfeiff.) Kuntze
- Hariota knightii var. tenuispinis Kuntze
- Hariota ramosissima (Lem.) Kuntze
- Hariota squamulosa (K.Schum.) Kuntze
- Lepismium anceps (F.A.C.Weber) Borg
- Lepismium cavernosum G.Lindb.
- Lepismium commune Pfeiff.
- Lepismium cruciforme f. anceps (F.A.C.Weber) Supplie
- Lepismium cruciforme f. myosurus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Supplie
- Lepismium cruciforme subvar. vollii (Backeb.) Backeb.
- Lepismium cruciforme var. anceps (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.
- Lepismium cruciforme var. cavernosum (G.Lindb.) Backeb.
- Lepismium cruciforme var. knightii (Pfeiff.) Boom
- Lepismium cruciforme var. myosurus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Backeb.
- Lepismium duprei C.F.Först.
- Lepismium floribundum Süpplie
- Lepismium knightii Pfeiff.
- Lepismium myosurus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Pfeiff.
- Lepismium radicans Vöcht.
- Lepismium ramosissimum Lem.
- Lepismium tenue Pfeiff.
- Lepismium vollii Backeb.
- Rhipsalis anceps F.A.C.Weber
- Rhipsalis brevibarbis K.Schum.
- Rhipsalis cavernosa G.Lindb. ex K.Schum.
- Rhipsalis cruciformis (Vell.) A.Cast.
- Rhipsalis ensiformis F.A.C.Weber
- Rhipsalis knightii (Pfeiff.) C.F.Först.
- Rhipsalis macropogon K.Schum.
- Rhipsalis mittleri C.F.Först.
and 9 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- March, September to January (from 31 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Victor Farjalla Pontes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Hugo Hulsberg, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Victor Farjalla Pontes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Carlos Otávio Gussoni, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gabriel Laufer, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JG, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Victor Farjalla, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Jackson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JG, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hugo Hulsberg, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.