Harrisia simpsonii
Harrisia simpsonii is a flowering plant in the genus Harrisia from the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The specific epithet honors the simpsonii American naturalist Charles Torrey Simpson ( 1846-1932 ). English common names are " Queen of the Night" and " Simpson's Prickly Apple".
Description
Harrisia simpsonii grows with erect, spreading or leaning against, unbranched or slightly branched stems and reaches stature heights of up to 6 meters. There are eight to ten ribs available. The seven to 14 gray spikes are 1 to 2.5 inches long.
The flowers have a length of 12 to 17 centimeters. Your flower tube is filled with soft white hair. The orange-red, depressed spherical fruits reach diameter of 4 to 6 centimeters.
Distribution and systematics
Harrisia is simpsonii in the United States in the state of Florida in the Florida Keys and the mainland spread.
The first description was in 1920 by John Kunkel Small in Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose ' work, The Cactaceae. A synonym is nomenklatorisches Cereus gracilis var simpsonii (Small) LDBenson (1969).