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{{Taxobox
| name = Pseudorhipsalis
| image = Pseudorhipsalis_ramulosa.jpg
| kingdom = [[Plantae]]
| family = [[Cactaceae]]
| subfamily = [[Cactoideae]]
| tribe = [[Phyllocacteae]]
| subtribe = [[Hylocereinae]]
| genus = '''Pseudorhipsalis'''
| authority = Britton & Rose (1923)
| notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015) with reference to Barthlott (1991), Bauer (2003), and Hunt et al. (2006).
}}

== Etymology ==
The name means "false Rhipsalis", referring to its superficial resemblance to that genus.

== Description ==
'''Pseudorhipsalis''' is a genus of epiphytic cacti with slender to flattened stems and small flowers.

* '''Habit''': Bushy to shrubby; usually epiphytic, occasionally lithophytic.
* '''Growth form''': Initially erect, later arching or pendulous.
* '''Stems''': Cylindrical when young, later flattened (phylloclades); sometimes crenulate.
* '''Areoles''': Small; often ciliate when young, becoming naked with age.
* '''Spines''': Absent.
* '''Flowers''': Mostly diurnal; small; solitary.
* '''Flower shape''': Shortly funnel-shaped to rotate; short tube.
* '''Flower color''': White, yellowish-white, greenish, pinkish, rarely bluish.
* '''Pollination''': Likely by bees; also hummingbirds in some taxa (e.g. ''P. amazónica'').
* '''Fruits''': Spherical to ovoid berries; smooth; white to pink or pale magenta, often purplish.
* '''Seeds''': Pear-shaped; black to dark brown; slightly pitted or tuberculate.

== Habitat ==
Occurs in a wide range of tropical habitats:

* epiphytic in trees
* rainforests and dry forests
* volcanic regions
* occasionally on rocks

Altitude range: from sea level up to ~1500 m.

== Distribution ==
Widespread in the Neotropics:

* Central America
* Caribbean
* South America (Amazonian regions)

One of the most widely distributed epiphytic cactus genera. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

== Taxonomy ==
A complex and debated genus.

Key points:

* Separated from ''Rhipsalis'' based on floral and fruit morphology
* Belongs to Hylocereinae, not Rhipsalideae
* Often merged into ''Disocactus'' by some authors (Kimnach)
* Retained as distinct by Barthlott and the IOS working group
* Inclusion of ''Wittia amazónica'' (now ''Pseudorhipsalis amazónica'') clarified its limits
* Modern phylogenetic studies confirm its placement within Hylocereeae, but relationships remain complex :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

The genus is accepted as distinct in Lodé (2015).

== Species ==
According to Joël Lodé (2015):

* [[Pseudorhipsalis acuminata]]
* [[Pseudorhipsalis alata]]
* [[Pseudorhipsalis amazónica]]
* [[Pseudorhipsalis himantoclada]]
* [[Pseudorhipsalis lankesteri]]
* [[Pseudorhipsalis ramulosa]]

== Notes ==
* Strong morphological convergence with ''Rhipsalis''.
* Closer phylogenetically to ''Disocactus'' than to ''Rhipsalis''.
* Lacks spines, contributing to its non-cactus-like appearance.
* Rare in cultivation despite wide natural distribution.
* Part of the complex epiphytic cactus radiation in tropical forests.

[[Category:Cactaceae]]
[[Category:Cactoideae]]
[[Category:Phyllocacteae]]
[[Category:Hylocereinae]]
[[Category:Pseudorhipsalis]]

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