Harrisia (plant)

Harrisia (applecactus[1] and moonlight cactus[2][3]) is a genus of night blooming cacti native to Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, and the U.S. state of Florida. The genus is named after William Harris, an important botanist of Jamaica. There are about 20 species.[4]

Harrisia
Harrisia gracilis and Harrisia martinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Tribe:	Trichocereeae
Genus:	Harrisia Britton
Species
20, see text

Harrisia cactus is an exotic invasive in Australia,[2][5] Africa, and the U.S. state of Hawaii.

The genera Eriocereus (A.Berger) Riccob. and Roseocereus Backeb. have been brought into synonymy with this genus.[5]

Species include:

• Harrisia aboriginum
• Harrisia balansae
• Harrisia bonplandii
• Harrisia brasiliensis
• Harrisia divaricata
• Harrisia donae-antoniae
• Harrisia fragrans
• Harrisia gracilis
• Harrisia jusbertii
• Harrisia martinii[2]
• Harrisia pomanensis[2]
• Harrisia portoricensis
• Harrisia simpsonii
• Harrisia tetracantha
• Harrisia tortuosa[2]

References

1. "Harrisia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
2. "Harrisia cactus" (PDF). Biosecurity Queensland. The State of Queensland, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
3. "Harrisia Cactus". HerbiGuide. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
4. Flora of North America
5. Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: Biosecurity Queensland (1 January 2016). "Prohibited invasive plants: Harrisia cactus". Business Queensland. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 February 2017.