Harrisia adscendens

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Trichocereinae
Genus: Harrisia
Subgenus: H. subg. Harrisia
Sectio: H. sect. Adscendentes
Species: Harrisia adscendens

Name

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Harrisia adscendens (Gürke) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 2: 155, fig. 226 (1920).

    • Lectotype: Brazil, Bahia, Tambury, den Niederungen der catinga, Oct 1906, Ule 7072. (lectotype: B; isolectotype: HBG, K [photo]). Design. Taylor & Zappi (2004).

Synonyms

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  • Cereus adscendens Gürke in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 18: 66. 1908, nom. cons., syn. sec. Franck 2016
  • Eriocereus adscendens (Gürke) A.Berger, Kakteen: 129. 1929 syn. sec. Franck 2016
    • Cereus platygonus Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 199. 1850 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Eriocereus platygonus (Otto) Riccob. in Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 242. 1909 syn. sec. Franck 2016
  • Harrisia platygona (Otto) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 156. 1920 syn. sec. Franck 2016
  • Cereus platygonus Otto, Cact. Hort. Dyck.49, ed. 18: 199. 1850, nom. rej., syn. sec. Franck 2016

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May be identical with:

  • Harrisia platygona (Otto) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 156 (1920).
    • Cereus platygonus Otto in Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck. 1849: 199 (1850).
    • Eriocereus platygonus (Otto) Riccob., Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 242 (1909).

Harrisia platygona has priority over Harrisia adscendens if treated as synonyms.

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Northeastern Brazil; caatinga; 100–600 m.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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