Harrisia tetracantha (Labour.) D.R.Hunt

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Manuel María Caballero Prov.

• Locality

  9 km. SE of Comarapa on highway to San Isidro

• Elevation

  Alt. 1700 m. (5577 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -17.975, -64.48

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Alan R. Franck 18 February 2013	Sa
University of South Florida (USF)	/ 0^Q
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Cactaceae Harrisia tephracantha (Lab.) Hunt
det. M. Nee, 1995
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	[“4-spined”]
det. M. Nee, 2009
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Caballero, 9 km. SE of
Coraarapa on highway to San Isidro. 17°58*30"ft
64°29’W. alt. 1700 m. Grazed arid scrub along
Quebrada Pujio, a dry wash. Achatocarpus, Prosopis
alba, P. kuntzei, Capparis atamisquea, C, speciosa,
Acacia aroma.
Common, 2.5-4 m. tall, branched, many of the old branches archins
downward, then sometimes continuing to sprout upward. Flowers
open (8:30 A.M., overcast drizzly), lightly and pleasantly
fragrant, this is the commonest cactus in the area and all the
plants are in full flower now; most plants seem to close the
flowers by noon, but others seem to be open later); outer tepals
recurved, yellow-green with purplish tinge, grading into the
wider, pure white erect inner petals; filaments very pale
yellow-green, one set appressed against the upper petals, the
great majority clustered below and with the tips upcurved; anthers
creamy white; stigmas light yellow-green.
Coll.: M. Nee 46559	28 Dec. 1995
03860011