First record of Rhipsalis oblonga (Cactaceae), a threatened plant species, in Minas Gerais state, Brazil

By

Gonzaga, Diego Rafael
Barbosa, Daniel Elias Ferreira
Basílio, Geicilaine Alves
Da Silva, Fernando Rodrigues
Menini Neto, Luiz

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015-7-20

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

11

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

1699--6

Subjects

Endangered species , Epiphyte , forest , South America

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/11.4.1699

 

Abstract

We present the first record of Rhipsalis oblonga in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. This record suggests that this species, having a global rank of Vulnerable, is nevertheless threatened in Minas Gerais with extirpation due to the small area of occupancy that is outside of any conservation unit. We present morphological data for this species and comment on its ecology and distribution.