ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Lepismium cruciforme

Name author: (Vell.) Miq.

A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Lepismium
Species: Lepismium cruciforme
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1838

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Lepismium cruciforme. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

49 synonyms in this snapshot

Cactus cruciformisName author: Vell.
Cactus cruciformisName author: Arrab.
Cereus cruciformisName author: (Arrab.) Steud.
Cereus elegansName author: Pfeiff.
Cereus knightiiName author: Parm. ex Pfeiff.
Cereus myosurusName author: Salm-Dyck ex DC.
Cereus squamulosusName author: Salm-Dyck ex DC.
Cereus tenuisName author: DC.
Cereus tenuispinusName author: Haw.
Hariota cruciformisName author: Kuntze
Hariota knightiiName author: (Pfeiff.) Kuntze
Hariota knightii var. tenuispinisName author: Kuntze
Hariota ramosissimaName author: (Lem.) Kuntze
Hariota squamulosaName author: (K.Schum.) Kuntze
Lepismium ancepsName author: (F.A.C.Weber) Borg
Lepismium cavernosumName author: G.Lindb.
Lepismium communeName author: Pfeiff.
Lepismium cruciforme f. ancepsName author: (F.A.C.Weber) Supplie
Lepismium cruciforme f. myosurusName author: (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Supplie
Lepismium cruciforme subvar. volliiName author: (Backeb.) Backeb.
Lepismium cruciforme var. ancepsName author: (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.
Lepismium cruciforme var. cavernosumName author: (G.Lindb.) Backeb.
Lepismium cruciforme var. knightiiName author: (Pfeiff.) Boom
Lepismium cruciforme var. myosurusName author: (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Backeb.
Lepismium dupreiName author: C.F.Först.
Lepismium floribundumName author: Süpplie
Lepismium knightiiName author: Pfeiff.
Lepismium myosurusName author: (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Pfeiff.
Lepismium radicansName author: Vöcht.
Lepismium ramosissimumName author: Lem.
Lepismium tenueName author: Pfeiff.
Lepismium volliiName author: Backeb.
Rhipsalis ancepsName author: F.A.C.Weber
Rhipsalis brevibarbisName author: K.Schum.
Rhipsalis cavernosaName author: G.Lindb. ex K.Schum.
Rhipsalis cruciformisName author: (Vell.) A.Cast.
Rhipsalis ensiformisName author: F.A.C.Weber
Rhipsalis knightiiName author: (Pfeiff.) C.F.Först.
Rhipsalis macropogonName author: K.Schum.
Rhipsalis mittleriName author: C.F.Först.
Rhipsalis myosurusName author: C.F.Först.
Rhipsalis myosurusName author: K.Schum.
Rhipsalis radicansName author: F.A.C.Weber
Rhipsalis radicans var. ancepsName author: F.A.C.Weber
Rhipsalis radicans var. ensiformisName author: F.A.C.Weber
Rhipsalis radicans var. roseaName author: F.A.C.Weber
Rhipsalis ramosissimaName author: (Lem.) K.Schum.
Rhipsalis squamulosaName author: K.Schum.
Rhipsalis volliiName author: Backeb.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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