This study aimed to evaluate survival and development of epiphytic cactus Rhipsalis lindbergiana K. Schum. and R. pachyptera Pfeiff. Fragments were monitored in a greenhouse, for four months on different substrates and after relocation to regenerating Ombrophilous Dense forest, in Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The relocation was monitored for up to three years and carried out in two climatic periods: lower ...