R. crispimarginata Loefgren. Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 2:37. (1918).

R. crispimarginata Loefgren. Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 2:37. (1918).
Info from Britton and Rose
Reduced to synonymy under R. oblonga by Barthlott and Taylor Bradleya 13

 

  • Plants pendulous, the main stem terete below, often 3-winged above;
  • Terminal branches in clusters, oblong, flat, obtuse, narrowed at base, shining green or
    tinged with purple, 4 to 6 cm. long;
  • Flowers usually solitary but sometimes 2 or 3 at an areole, white, drying pale yellow;
  • Sepals ovate-obtuse, reflexed;
  • Petals white, widely spreading, numerous;
  • Stigma-lobes white;
  • Fruit globose, white.
  • Type locality: Ilha Grande, near the city of Rio de Janeiro.
  • Distribution: State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Photo copyright by Eddie Huey 2007


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