| Harrisia fernowii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Harrisia |
| Species: | H. fernowii |
| Binomial name | |
| Harrisia fernowii | |
Harrisia fernowii is a species of cactus found in Cuba. [1]
Harrisia fernowii grows with multi-branched, light green shoots up to 2.5 centimeters in diameter and reaches heights of 2.5 to 3 meters. There are nine not very prominent, shallowly notched ribs. The eight to eleven light brown thorns have a darker tip and are up to 6 centimeters long.
The flowers are up to 20 centimeters long. Its floral tube and pericarpel are covered with pointed, 1 to 2 centimeter long scales and tufts of long, brown hairs. [2]
Harrisia fernowii is widespread in Cuba.
The first description by Nathaniel Lord Britton was published in 1909. [3] The specific epithet fernowii honors American forester Bernhard Eduard Fernow (1851–1923). [4]
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