Harrisia pomanensis (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Britton & Rose

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Cordillera Prov.

• Locality

  2.7 km NW of Ipatí, at highpoint on road from Ipatí to Lagunillas

• Elevation

  Alt. 1175 m. (3855 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.75, -63.6

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Harrisid pomanensis (F.A.C. Weber ex K. Schum.)Britton & Rose
Alan R. Franck. 18 February 2013
University of South Florida (USF)
The New York Botanical Garden
Harrisia tetracantha (Labour.) D. R. Hunt
The spelling “tephracantha” [“ash-colored spines”] has
been a commonly perpetuated spelling mistake for the
original “tetracantha” [“4-spined”]
det. M. Nee. 2009
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Cactaceae Harrisia
hzbvc
O Í4A
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Cordillera, 2.7 km NW of Ipati, at
highpoint on road from Ipati to Lagunillas. Dry forest on
hills, Caesalpinia paraguariensis, Capparis flexuosa,
Herrería, Ximenia americana, Anadenanthera.
19°45’S, 63°36’W. alt. 1175 m.
BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Stems arching and sprawling. Flowers past (11:00 A.M.,
mostly cloudy), many of the wilted flowers with scarab
beetles within apparently devouring the stamens; outside of
flower yellow-green with rose to purplish bracts; inside of
tepals white. Fruit green, coarsely ribbed-tuberculate.
Coll.: M. Nee 51239
7 Nov. 2000
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