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Badmin: Created page with "{{Taxobox | name = Pfeiffera | image = Pfeiffera_iantothele.jpg | kingdom = Plantae | family = Cactaceae | subfamily = Cactoideae | tribe = Phyllocacteae | subtribe = Corryocactinae | genus = '''Pfeiffera''' | authority = Salm-Dyck (1845) | notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015) with reference to Nyffeler (2000, 2002), Korotkova et al. (2010), and Nyffeler & Eggli (2010). }} == Etymology == Named in honour of Ludwig Georg Karl Pfeiffer (1805–1..."
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| name = Pfeiffera<br />
| image = Pfeiffera_iantothele.jpg<br />
| kingdom = [[Plantae]]<br />
| family = [[Cactaceae]]<br />
| subfamily = [[Cactoideae]]<br />
| tribe = [[Phyllocacteae]]<br />
| subtribe = [[Corryocactinae]]<br />
| genus = '''Pfeiffera'''<br />
| authority = Salm-Dyck (1845)<br />
| notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015) with reference to Nyffeler (2000, 2002), Korotkova et al. (2010), and Nyffeler & Eggli (2010).<br />
}}<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
Named in honour of Ludwig Georg Karl Pfeiffer (1805–1877), German physician, botanist, and author of ''Enumeratio Cactearum''.<br />
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== Description ==<br />
'''Pfeiffera''' is a genus of primarily epiphytic cacti with highly variable stem morphology.<br />
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* '''Habit''': Epiphytic, epilithic, or occasionally terrestrial; erect to pendulous.<br />
* '''Stems''': Branched; segments variable in size and shape; cylindrical, angled, or flattened; non-tuberculate.<br />
* '''Branching''': Mesotonic (branching from the middle of segments).<br />
* '''Areoles''': Marginal; bearing small scales.<br />
* '''Spines''': Small; setose to acicular.<br />
* '''Flowers''': Diurnal; lateral; sometimes numerous.<br />
* '''Flower shape''': Funnel-shaped.<br />
* '''Flower color''': Yellowish, orange, or white.<br />
* '''Reproduction''': Sometimes self-fertile.<br />
* '''Pollination''': By insects and hummingbirds.<br />
* '''Fruits''': Globose; spiny, setose or naked; translucent and veined; variable in color (whitish to red-orange); sometimes retaining perianth remnants.<br />
* '''Seeds''': Black, shiny, elongated; with a characteristic long or branched funicle.<br />
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== Habitat ==<br />
Occurs in montane environments:<br />
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* epiphytic on trees <br />
* epilithic on rocks <br />
* humus pockets in rocky habitats <br />
* associated with bromeliads, orchids, and ferns <br />
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Altitude range: approximately 600–2700 m.<br />
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== Distribution ==<br />
South America:<br />
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* Argentina (Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán) <br />
* Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija)<br />
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== Taxonomy ==<br />
A historically controversial genus with significant reclassification.<br />
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Key points:<br />
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* Initially placed within Rhipsalideae (Britton & Rose, Buxbaum) <br />
* Sometimes included in ''Rhipsalis'' or ''Lepismium'' (Barthlott, Anderson) <br />
* Molecular studies (Nyffeler, 2000) showed it is not related to Rhipsalideae <br />
* Positioned within Corryocactinae, closer to Andean lineages <br />
* Inclusion in ''Lepismium'' would render it paraphyletic <br />
* Korotkova et al. (2010): clarified generic limits <br />
* ''Lymanbensonia'' separated as a distinct lineage (Korotkova, 2011) <br />
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The genus is accepted as distinct in Lodé (2015).<br />
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== Species ==<br />
According to Joël Lodé (2015):<br />
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* [[Pfeiffera asuntapatensis]]<br />
* [[Pfeiffera boliviana]]<br />
* [[Pfeiffera ianthothele]]<br />
* [[Pfeiffera miyagawae]]<br />
* [[Pfeiffera monacantha]]<br />
* [[Pfeiffera monacantha subsp. kimnachii]]<br />
* [[Pfeiffera paranganiensis]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
* Strong morphological convergence with Rhipsalideae genera.<br />
* Distinct evolutionary lineage despite epiphytic habit.<br />
* Characteristic seed morphology (elongated with funicle) is diagnostic.<br />
* Important example of molecular data correcting morphology-based taxonomy.<br />
* Closely linked to Andean cloud forest ecosystems.<br />
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[[Category:Cactaceae]]<br />
[[Category:Cactoideae]]<br />
[[Category:Phyllocacteae]]<br />
[[Category:Corryocactinae]]<br />
[[Category:Pfeiffera]]</div>
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