Harrisia divaricata
Harrisia divaricata
Harrisia divaricata is a flowering plant in the genus Harrisia from the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The specific epithet divaricata means spread (Latin divaricatus ) '.
Description
Harrisia divaricata grows with upright bushy, branchy, slender stems. There are nine blunt ribs available. The four brown central spines are 2 to 2.5 inches long. The eight to ten Randornen are white.
The flowers are large and yellow spherical fruits.
Distribution and systematics
Harrisia divaricata is distributed on Hispaniola.
The first description as Cactus divaricatus in 1783 by Jean -Baptiste de Lamarck. Curt Backeberg put the type in 1960 in the genus Harrisia. Nomenclatural synonyms are Cereus divaricatus ( Lam.) DC. (1828 ) and Pilocereus divaricatus ( Lam.) Lem. (1862 )
Harrisia divaricata is poorly known.