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Harrisia bonplandii

(J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose (1920)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Genus: Harrisia

Bibliography

Name Published In: Cact. 2: 157 (1920)

Other References

Lorence et al. 1995:28 (NEWNAT/K, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Harrisia bonplandii Koloa, Poipu (S shore), between Poipu Rd . and Kapili Rd dry secondary thicket of Leucaena leucocephala and Cerus uruguayanus Preserved_Specimen Terrestrial, some stems erect to 1.5 m., others trailing along the ground or sprawling. Night flowering, corolla tube green, outer tepals green tipped with pink, inner ones white, stigmas 14, yellow. Ripe fruits bright pinkish red, splitting, pulp white, seeds black Lorence, D.H. 6279 Kauai BISH 1988-09-12
2 Harrisia bonplandii Poipu, Waiohai vacent, ~25 acre lot Preserved_Specimen naturalized semi-erect cactus, quadangular stems; flower large white petals, many stamens; spines, 6-7 per areola, 3-4 cm long; fruit, berries, red, 5 cm long, pulp white, seeds black Dunn, L. 288 Kauai BISH 2003-10-02
3 Harrisia bonplandii Koloa, Poipu (S shore), between Poipu Rd . and Kapili Rd Secondary shrubland of Leucaena, Panicum maximun and naturalized Cactaceae (Cereus, Harrisia spp. and Hylocereus spp.) Preserved_Specimen Stems scandent and also erect, 1-2.5 m tall, (3-)4-angled, dull green, spines light brown, tips black. Flowers nocturnal, white, ovary green, scales red-tinted, tube greenish-white, scales reddish, fleshy. Lorence, D.H. 7698 Kauai BISH 1995-05-30
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