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

Harrisia pomanensis (F.A.C.Weber ex K. Schum.)Britton & Rose
highpoint on road from Ipati to Lagunillas. Dry forest on
hills, Caesalpinia paraguariensis, Capparis flexuosa,
Herreria, Ximenia americana, Anadenanthera.
19°45’S, 63°36’W. alt. 1175 m.
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.
ALAN R. FRANCK 18 FEBRUARY 2013
University of South Florida (USF)
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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
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
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Cordillera, 2.7 km NW of Ipati, at
Coll.: M. Nee 51239
7 Nov. 2000
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