R. goebeliana Backeberg Descr. Cact. nov. [1]; 10 (1956 publ. 1957)

Flat-stem type with wavy edges. Body - bushy, hanging. Primary-shoots - narrow, flt, with a robust nerve, 8 mm broad above. terete below, vivid green. Terminal shoots narrowly oblong, tapering above, c. 8 - 13 cm long 2.5 - 3 cm broad sometimes slightly wavy. Flowers - pinkish-white. Ovary - oblong. with scales. Fruit - greenish-white. DISTRIBUTION. Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba): epiphyte in evergreen rainforest, at c. 200-250 m altitude.

Very similar to the Brazilian R. oblonga (q.v.) and flat-stemmed forms of the Andean R. micrantha Kunth f. micrantha.

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