Ci sono circa 35 specie Rhipsalis, la maggior parte delle quali originarie del Brasile. Un’ eccezione è la Rhipsalis baccifera, che è anche a casa in Africa tropicale, Madgaskar e Sri Lanka. Si dice che sia l’ unico cactus che si presenti naturalmente al di fuori dell’ America. Le altre specie sono state diffuse dagli esseri umani.
![Rhipsalis agudoensis](https://rhipsalis.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rhipsalis-agudoensis.jpg)
![Rhipsalis burchellii](https://rhipsalis.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Rhipsalis-burchellii.jpg)
![Rhipsalis cassutha](https://rhipsalis.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rhipsalis-cassutha.jpg)
![Rhipsalis cereuscula](https://rhipsalis.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rhipsalis-cereuscula.jpg)
![Rhipsalis crispata](https://rhipsalis.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Rhipsalis-crispata.jpg)
![Rhipsalis elliptica](https://rhipsalis.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rhipsalis-elliptica.jpg)
![Rhipsalis ewaldiana](https://rhipsalis.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rhipsalis-ewaldiana.jpg)
![Rhipsalis goebeliana](https://rhipsalis.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rhipsalis-goebeliana1.jpg)
![Rhipsalis grandiflora](https://rhipsalis.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rhipsalis-grandiflora.jpg)
![Rhipsalis mesembryanthemoides](https://rhipsalis.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rhipsalis-mesembryanthemoides.jpg)
![Rhipsalis micrantha Rauhiorum](https://rhipsalis.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rhipsalis-micrantha-Rauhiorum.jpg)
![Rhipsalis oblonga](https://rhipsalis.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rhipsalis-oblonga.jpg)
![Rhipsalis pachyptera](https://rhipsalis.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rhipsalis-pachyptera.jpg)
![Rhipsalis paradoxa](https://rhipsalis.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rhipsalis-paradoxa.jpg)
![Rhipsalis pilocarpa](https://rhipsalis.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rhipsalis-pilocarpa.jpg)
![Rhipsalis russelli](https://rhipsalis.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rhipsalis-russelli.jpg)
Sinonimi
Alcune specie di Rhipsalis sono ora assegnate ad altri generi, come Lepismium.
![Lepismium cruciforme](https://rhipsalis.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Lepismium-cruciforme.jpg)
![Hatiora salicornioides](https://rhipsalis.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Hatiora-salicornioides.jpg)
Links
- Elenco di tutte le specie Rhipsalis (EN)
- Il genere Rhipsalis a The Plant List (EN)
- Determinare i cacti