NOTE: These are the seedlings grown from the Hans Wiehler clone.

We are not sure of the species of this interesting, epiphytic cactus. It resembles Lepismium cruciflorme and may be a variant of that species. The stems are multi-angled to flat, grayish-green with a red tint in strong light. The areoles have some wooly spines and bear open, pure white flowers. We got this species from the late Dr. Hans Wiehler of the Gesneriad Research Foundation, one that he had collected in Brazil.

Note: This plants is listed on C.I.T.E.S. and may not be exported.

THIS PLANT IS ON C.I.T.E.S AND CANNOT BE EXPORTED

This is the real agudoensis known from only one location on a hill from Agudo in the center of the state of Rio Grande de Sul. It is similar in appearance to cereoides, but the new leaves come our red and then turn to green. It has 3-4 angled stems with white flowers and magenta-pink fruit.

We have another species we have been calling agudoensis but are now considering it to be a Hatiora.