Harrisia (plant)
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Harrisia (applecactus[1] and moonlight cactus[2][3]) is a genus of night blooming cacti.
Description
They are tree-shaped, sometimes climbing or shrub-like cacti with cylindrical shoots. They reach heights of up to 7 m. The shoots are ribbed (four to twelve ribs) and do not form aerial roots. The flowers open at night, are white and up to 12 cm in diameter. After successful pollination, rounded fruits are formed, which are red to orange in color. The fruits have scales with areoles in the axils. The black seeds are 2 to 3 × 1.5 mm in size.[4]
Distribution
Plants are native to Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, and the U.S. state of Florida. The genus is named after William Harris, an important botanist of Jamaica. There are about 20 species.[5]
Harrisia cactus is an exotic invasive in Australia in Queensland[2][6] and New South Wales,[7] in Africa, and in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
Taxonomy
The genus was established by Nathaniel Lord Britton in 1909.[8]
Species
since September 2023[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Plants of the World Online accepted the following species separated into two subgenera:[9][8]
| Subgenus | Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| Eriocereus (A. Berger) A.R. FranckScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | File:Harrisia tephracantha 4799.jpg | Harrisia tetracantha (Labour.) D.R.HuntScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Bolivia. |
| File:Harrisia regelii.jpg | Harrisia regelii (Weing.) BorgScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Argentina (Santa Fé, Entre Ríos) to Uruguay. | |
| File:Harrisia martinii.jpg | Harrisia martinii (Labour.) BrittonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | E. Paraguay to NE. Argentina. | |
| File:Harrisia bonplandii Pantanal.jpg | Harrisia bonplandii (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Britton & RoseScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia | |
| File:Harrisia pomanensis Blüte.jpg | Harrisia pomanensis (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Britton & RoseScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay | |
| File:Harrisia tortuosa 2019-12-13 6504.jpg | Harrisia tortuosa (J.Forbes) Britton & RoseScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Bolivia to Uruguay. | |
| Harrisia | File:Harrisia aboriginum (prickly applecactus) 10.jpg | Harrisia aboriginum Small ex Britton & RoseScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Florida, on the Gulf Coast of the counties of Lee, Sarasota County, and Charlotte |
| Harrisia adscendens (Gürke) Britton & RoseScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Brazil | ||
| File:Harrissia brookii01.jpg | Harrisia brookii BrittonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Bahamas. | |
| Harrisia caymanensis A.R.FranckScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Cayman Islands, Swan Islands. | ||
| File:Harrisia divaricata.jpg | Harrisia divaricata (Lam.) Backeb.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Hispaniola. | |
| File:Harrisia earlei - 3.jpg | Harrisia earlei Britton & RoseScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Cuba | |
| Harrisia eriophora (Pfeiff.) BrittonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Cuba. | ||
| Harrisia fernowii BrittonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Cuba. | ||
| File:Harrisia fragans.jpg | Harrisia fragrans Small ex Britton & RoseScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | St. Lucie County, Florida | |
| Harrisia gracilis (Mill.) BrittonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Jamaica | ||
| File:Higo Chumbo fruit (5840524148).jpg | Harrisia portoricensis BrittonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Puerto Rico | |
| File:Harrisia taetra.jpg | Harrisia taetra ArecesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Cuba. |
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References
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