Harrisia adscendens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

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).

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

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.

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, 2^nd Edition

Hunt, D., Taylor, N. & Charles, G. (ed.) (2006) The New Cactus Lexicon. Milborne Port. ISBN 0-9538134-4-4.
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Anderson, E.F. (2001) The Cactus Family. (Timber Press) ISBN 0-88192-498-9.
Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page.

Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Harrisia adscendens in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 07. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Harrisia adscendens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 07. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Harrisia adscendens. Published online. Accessed: Nov 07 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Harrisia adscendens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Nov 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Harrisia adscendens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 07. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Harrisia adscendens. Accessed: 07 Nov 2021.

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