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Rhipsalis pilocarpa

Flowering Plants

Rhipsalis pilocarpa, the hairy-fruited wickerware cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, endemic to Brazil. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Rhipsalis pilocarpa 2
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cactaceae, Taxa
Source Rhipsalis pilocarpa (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. Rhipsalis pilocarpa (Wikipedia)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 391380
    Rhipsalis pilocarpa, the hairy-fruited wickerware cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family that is endemic to Brazil.
  • Section: Range
    This epiphyte is native to Brazil, where it lives in tropical subtropical or tropical forests, hanging or hanging on branches or growing in the hollow of old trees.
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2. Rhipsalis pilocarpa (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q136307 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cactaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Rhipsalis pilocarpa
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 15358
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 15358
"rank":"SPECIES","name_status":"A","updated_at":"2018-09-28T11:02:34.973Z","active":true,"cites_listing":"II"
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4. Wikipedia: Rhipsalis pilocarpa
WikipediaIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
Its status is listed as "vulnerable" by the IUCN Red List.
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