Harrisia portoricensis

Harrisia portoricensis
	Harrisia portoricensis
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Trichocereeae
Genre :	Harrisia
Type :	Harrisia portoricensis
Scientific name
	Harrisia portoricensis
	Britton

Harrisia portoricensis is a species of plant in the genus Harrisia fromthe cactus family (Cactaceae). The specific epithet portoricensis refers to the occurrence of the species in Puerto Rico .

description

Harrisia portoricensis grows upright with only a few twigs and reaches heights of 2 to 3 meters. The slender shoots have a diameter of 3 to 4 centimeters. There are eleven rounded ribs separated by shallow furrows. The 13 to 17 grayish white thorns have a darker tip and are 2 to 3 centimeters long.

The flowers have a length of up to 15 centimeters. The yellow, spherical to egg-shaped fruits reach a diameter of 4 to 6 centimeters.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Harrisia portoricensis is common in Puerto Rico .

The first description was in 1908 by Nathaniel Lord Britton . Harrisia portoricensis is listed as Endangered under the US Endangered Species Act .

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 340 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 189.
^ Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club . Volume 35, Number 12, 1908, p. 563 (online) .

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[1] Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 189.

[2] Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club . Volume 35, Number 12, 1908, p. 563 (online) .