Cactaceae
Rhipsalis pachyptera
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Rhipsalis
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- أملودية سميكة الأجنحة
- arz
- املوديه سميكة الاجنحه
- Chinese
- 扁果苇, 星座之光, 春雨
Synonyms
- Cactus alatus Willd.
- Cactus alatus Hook.
- Cactus triqueter Vell.
- Cereus alatus Link & Otto
- Hariota pachyptera (Pfeiff.) Kuntze
- Hariota robusta (Lem.) Kuntze
- Hariota triquetra (Vell.) Kuntze
- Lepismium fluminense Miq.
- Rhipsalis dusenii Hjelmq.
- Rhipsalis pachyptera f. rubra Süpplie
- Rhipsalis robusta Lem.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to May (from 16 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Celso Henrique Varela Rios, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alexandre Vialle from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paloma Valeria dos Santos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: André Ambrozio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Willow Coville, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paula Romano, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Willow Coville, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Júlio Castellain, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Willow Coville, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Darren Obbard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: filipeprates, 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.