On the identity of Lepismium lineare and L. warmingianum (Cactaceae, Rhipsalidae)

Julio Antonio Lombardi

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.161.2.11

Issue: Vol. 161 No. 2: 24 February 2014

Type: Correspondence

Published: 2014-02-24

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.161.2.11

Page range: 177–180

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**On the identity of Lepismium lineare and L. warmingianum (Cactaceae, Rhipsalidae)**

Julio Antonio Lombardi⁺⁻

Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, 13506-900, Campus de Rio Claro, São Paulo

Lepismium lineare Lepismium warmingianum Cactaceae taxonomy

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Abstract

Field surveys, cultivation tests and literature examination allowed to clarify the identity and morphological distinction of Lepismium lineare and L. warmingianum. A diagnostic key for the Lepismium species in Brazil is also provided.