Rhipsalis baccifera baccifera

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Rhipsalis baccifera baccifera

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Rhipsalis fasciculata
• Rhipsalis hookeriana
• Rhipsalis baccifera f. zanzibarica
• Cereus caripensis
• Hariota fasciculata
• Rhipsalis cassytha var. pendula
• Rhipsalis madagascariensis var. dasycerca
• Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. fasciculata
• Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. rhodocarpa
• Cactus pendulus
• Rhipsalis parasitica
• Rhipsalis pendula
• Hariota parasitica
• Cassytha polysperma
• Rhipsalis coralloides
• Rhipsalis cassytha var. swartziana
• Cactus parasiticus
• Cactus quadrangularis
• Cactus caripensis
• Cactus epidendrum
• Cactus fasciculatus
• Cereus parasiticus
• Rhipsalis cassytha var. dichotoma
• Rhipsalis cassytha var. rhodocarpa
• Rhipsalis cassytha var. mocinoana
• Rhipsalis cassytha var. hookeriana
• Rhipsalis undulata
• Rhipsalis zanzibarica
• Rhipsalis suareziana
• Rhipsalis comorensis
• Rhipsalis tetragona
• Rhipsalis cassythopsis
• Rhipsalis cassythoides
• Rhipsalis cassythoydes
• Rhipsalis bartlettii
• Rhipsalis caripensis
• Rhipsalis madagascariensis
• Rhipsalis minutiflora
• Rhipsalis dichotoma
• Rhipsalis heptagona
• Rhipsalis sansibarica

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. Classified under the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Caryophyllales, it is a member of the family Cactaceae. Specifically, it is identified as a member of the genus Rhipsalis, categorized under the subspecies baccifera.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is native to several specific regions within West Tropical Africa. Its geographical range extends through the coastal and inland territories of Benin and Ghana. Furthermore, the species can be found growing within the borders of Guinea. The distribution continues southward into the lush environments of Ivory Coast. Finally, its presence is also documented within the country of Liberia.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Chemicals

Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. baccifera has 19 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include (+)-Diasyringaresinol, (-)-salutaridine, 1,2-methylenedioxy-3,10,11-trimethoxyaporphine, Actinodaphnine, Cassyformine.

(+)-Diasyringaresinol

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(-)-salutaridine

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1,2-methylenedioxy-3,10,11-trimethoxyaporphine

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Actinodaphnine

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Cassyformine

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Cassythine

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Dicentrine

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Filiformine

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Flavonoids

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Glycosides

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Activities

Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. baccifera has 4 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Analgesic, Antidiabetic, Antimicrobial, Diuretic.

Analgesic

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Antidiabetic

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Antimicrobial

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Diuretic

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Preparations