Harrisia aboriginum

Small ex Britton & Rose

Cact. 2: 154. 1920.

Common names: Yellow prickly apple aboriginal prickly apple prickly applecactus
IllustratedEndemicConservation concern
Synonyms: Cereus aboriginum (Small ex Britton & Rose)L ittle Cereus gracilis var. aboriginus (Small ex Britton & Rose) L. D. Benson Harrisia donae-antoniae
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 153. Mentioned on page 150, 152.

Stems erect to reclining, to 6 m; ribs 9–11. Spines 7–9 per areole, pink when young, becoming brown-tipped, to 1 cm. Flowers: flower tube 10–15 cm, smooth or scarcely ridged; scales turgid, with axillary tufts of hairs; hairs tawny brown, stiff, 6–10 mm; buds with brown hairs. Fruits dull yellow at maturity, spheric, 65–75 mm diam.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Coastal hammocks, shell mounds
Elevation: 0 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

According to D. F. Austin (1984), Harrisia aboriginum and H. simpsonii are weakly separated, differing primarily in fruit color, which remains yellow in H. aboriginum while turns to red at maturity in H. simpsonii.

Harrisia aboriginum has been found on pre-Columbian, aboriginal shell mounds, hence the specific epithet.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Harrisia aboriginum"
cushionlike +
circular to linear +
deciduous +  and persistent +
circular +  and oval +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
Bruce D. Parfitt +  and Arthur C. Gibson +
Small ex Britton & Rose +
hardened +
triangular +
proliferating +
flattened +  and cylindric +
Yellow prickly apple +, aboriginal prickly apple +  and prickly applecactus +
mucilaginous +
not separating +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
tubular +, urceolate +  and salverform +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
splitting +  and indehiscent +
6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br /> (7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br />) +
persistent +, long +  and deciduous +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br />) +
spheric +
dry +, fleshy +  and juicy +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br />) +
Coastal hammocks, shell mounds +
brown +  and tawny brown +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br />) +
deciduous +
rudimentary +
subulate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
tuberculate +
fluted;spheric;depressed-spheric or club-shaped +
denticulate +  and entire +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
tuberculate +
deciduous +  and persistent +
Flowering spring–summer. +
mucilaginous +
ridgelike +  and nipple--shaped +
tuberculate +
rounded +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
deciduous +
arillate +  and strophiolate +
0.4mm;12mm +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
ellipsoid;ovoid +
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +
Illustrated +, Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
brown-tipped +
0.075 cm0.75 mm <br />7.5e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
straight +
deciduous +  and persistent +
10mm +  and 40mm +
usually porrect +  and ascending +
7 (?) +  and 9 (?) +
terete +  and acicular +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.075 cm0.75 mm <br />7.5e-4 m <br />) +
decurrent +
open +  and unsegmented +
100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br /> (600 cm6,000 mm <br />6 m <br />) +
erect;reclining +
terminal +  and lateral +
cylindric +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (600 cm6,000 mm <br />6 m <br />) +
succulent +
2.5cm;6cm +
yellow-green +  and white +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
tuberculate +
Cereus aboriginum +, Cereus gracilis var. aboriginus +  and Harrisia donae-antoniae +
adventitious +
tuberlike +
epipetric +  and epiphytic +
Harrisia aboriginum +
Harrisia +
species +
dull +  and glossy +
yellowish +  and darker +
unbranched +  and branched +
plant +, shrub +  and arboreous +
epiphytic;epiphytic;epiphytic +
prostrate +, clambering +  and erect +
barrel-shaped +  and spheric +