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Rhipsalis baccifera
Mistletoe Cactus
As recorded: Rhipsalis baccifera (J.S.Muell.) Stearn
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Cactaceae
- Collected by
- Arthur, K.; Faccenda, K.; Ross, M.K. Arthur →K. Faccenda →Matthew M. Ross →
- Collector number
- 84
- Date
- February 28, 2025
- Locality
- Moanalua Valley, ~270 m. ma kai from Moanalua District Park.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 85 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 28, 2025, Arthur, K.; Faccenda, K.; Ross, M. also collected 13 other specimens.
Begonia cucullata
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Campyloneurum phyllitidis
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Campyloneurum phyllitidis
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Citrus maxima
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Filicium decipiens
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Heliconia caribaea
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Hoya australis
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incertae sedis
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Plinia cauliflora
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Ptychosperma macarthurii
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Tillandsia gardneri
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Tillandsia polystachia
Botany
Tillandsia usneoides
Botany
Rhipsalis baccifera observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2025. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-02-28.
2025-02-28
Moanalua, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-02-28
Moanalua, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rhipsalis baccifera. BISH 799738. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956531546. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/799738.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956531546 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026