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RHIPSALIS
, a genus of about 50 tropical See also:species, mainly in Central and See also:South See also:America, but a few in tropical See also:Africa and See also:Madagascar
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It is a very heterogeneous See also:group, being fleshy-stemmed with a woody See also:axis, the branches being angular, winged, flattened or cylindrical, and the See also:flowers small, See also:short-tubed, succeeded by small, See also:round, See also:pea-shaped berries
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Rhipsalis Cassytha, when seen laden with its See also: |
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