Harrisia aboriginum
Harrisia aboriginum is a flowering plant in the genus Harrisia from the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The specific epithet aboriginum means (Latin aborigines genitive pl) the root people of the Latins; Natives '. English common names are "Aboriginal Prickly Apple" and "Yellow Prickly Apple".
Description
Harrisia aboriginum grows upright to leaning against, simple or branched stems and reaches stature heights of up to 6 meters. There are nine to eleven rounded ribs available. The seven to nine needle-like, initially rose thorns turn gray in old age and are up to 1 cm long.
The slightly fragrant flowers have a length of up to 15 centimeters. Your flower tube is covered with stiff, brown hair. The yellow, spherical fruits reach diameter of 6 to 7.5 centimeters.
Distribution and systematics
Harrisia aboriginum is distributed in the United States in the state of Florida from Tampa Bay to Lee County.
The first description was in 1920 by John Kunkel Small in Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose ' work, The Cactaceae. Nomenclatural synonyms are Cereus aboriginum (Small) Little ( 1945) and Cereus gracilis var aboriginum (Small) LDBenson (1969).