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Neotypification of Rhipsalis triangularis Werderm. (Cactaceae), a critically endangered species from southeastern Brazil

João Marcelo Alvarenga BRAGA & Maria de Fátima FREITAS

en Adansonia 32 (2) - Pages 235-238

Published on 31 December 2010

Rhipsalis triangularis Werderm. (Cactaceae) is neotypified on the basis of the first specimen collected almost 60 years after the publication of the original description. The species is critically endangered and the only known populations in their natural habitat are restricted to the rocky coast of Pedra Branca Massif, in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


Keywords:

Cactaceae, Rhipsalis triangularis, Brazil, conservation status, neotypification

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