Rhipsalis baccifera (J. S. Muell.) Stearn GRIN-Global

Taxon: Rhipsalis baccifera (J. S. Muell.) Stearn

Summary

Genus:

Rhipsalis

Family:

Cactaceae

Subfamily:

Cactoideae

Tribe:

Rhipsalideae

Nomen number:

407116

Place of publication:

Cact. J. (Croydon) 7:107. 1939

Verified:

12/09/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Rhipsalis baccifera (J. S. Muell.) Stearn subsp. baccifera (0 active accession[s])
Rhipsalis baccifera (J. S. Muell.) Stearn subsp. erythrocarpa (K. Schum.) Barthlott (0 active accession[s])
Rhipsalis baccifera (J. S. Muell.) Stearn subsp. hileiabaiana N. P. Taylor & Barthlott (0 active accession[s])
Rhipsalis baccifera (J. S. Muell.) Stearn subsp. horrida (Baker) Barthlott (0 active accession[s])
Rhipsalis baccifera (J. S. Muell.) Stearn subsp. mauritiana (DC.) Barthlott (0 active accession[s])
Rhipsalis baccifera (J. S. Muell.) Stearn subsp. shaferi (Britton & Rose) Barthlott & N. P. Taylor (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).

Reference(s)

Anderson, E. F. The cactus family. 2001
Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62. 1993
Benson, L. The cacti of the United States and Canada. 1982
Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. Flores des Mascareignes. 1976-
Carrisso, L. W. et al., eds. Conspectus florae angolensis. 1937-
CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
Friedmann, F. Flore de Seychelles. 1994
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. Flora of Ecuador. 1973-
Howard, R. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
Hunt, D. CITES Cactaceae checklist, ed. 2. 1999
Jardin botanique national de Belgique. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale). 1967-
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
Lyke, J. Appendix D. Medicinal plants native to the United States: indicators of rarity and threat. 2001
Smith, G. F. & E. M. A. Steyn. 1997. Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. mauritiana: the correct name for the indigenous southern African cactus. Bothalia 27:135.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. 1995-
Taylor, N. & D. Zappi. Cacti of eastern Brazil. 2004
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-

Common names

Portuguese
conambaia –
enxerto –
irahuka'arã –
tripa-de-galinha –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Eswatini
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Cape Province
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Côte D'Ivoire
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Sierra Leone
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Equatorial Guinea
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Rwanda
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Zaire
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Comoros
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Madagascar
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Mauritius
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Reunion
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Seychelles
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosi
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Queretaro
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Haiti
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Puerto Rico
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Belize
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Costa Rica
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Guatemala
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Honduras
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Nicaragua
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Panama
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Chaco
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Corrientes
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Formosa
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Jujuy
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Misiones
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Salta
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	El Oro
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Morona-Santiago
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Napo
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Sucumbios
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Zamora-Chinchipe
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Amazonas
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Cajamarca
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Cuzco
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Huanuco
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Moquegua
2	Cultivated

Native
Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Eswatini, South Africa [Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal]
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Zaire
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Sri Lanka

Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Tabasco, Veracruz]

Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil
CARIBBEAN: Antigua and Barbuda [Antigua], Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago
MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Chaco, Corrientes, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta], Paraguay
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [El Oro, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Zamora-Chinchipe, Sucumbios], Peru [Amazonas, Cajamarca, Cuzco, Huanuco, Moquegua]

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=407116. Accessed 15 December 2025.