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Harrisia  Britton
Taxonomic Serial No.: 19863

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Eriocereus (A. Berger) Riccob.
  
    Roseocereus Backeb.
  
  Common Name(s): applecactus [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2013   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderCaryophyllanae   
                         OrderCaryophyllales   
                            FamilyCactaceae Juss. – cactus, cacti  
                               GenusHarrisia Britton – applecactus  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesHarrisia aboriginum Small ex Britton & Rose – prickly applecactus, aboriginal pricklyapple 
                                  SpeciesHarrisia adscendens (Gürke) Britton & Rose  
                                  SpeciesHarrisia balansae (K. Schum.) N.P. Taylor & Zappi  
                                  SpeciesHarrisia brookii Britton  
                                  SpeciesHarrisia divaricata (Lam.) Backeb.  
                                  SpeciesHarrisia earlei Britton & Rose  
                                  SpeciesHarrisia eriophora (Pfeiff.) Britton  
                                  SpeciesHarrisia fernowii Britton  
                                  SpeciesHarrisia fragrans Small ex Britton & Rose – Caribbean applecactus 
                                  SpeciesHarrisia gracilis (Mill.) Britton  
                                  SpeciesHarrisia hurstii W.T. Marshall  
                                  SpeciesHarrisia martinii (Labour.) Britton – mooncactus 
                                  SpeciesHarrisia nashii Britton  
                                  SpeciesHarrisia pomanensis (F.A.C. Weber ex K. Schum.) Britton & Rose – applecactus 
                                  SpeciesHarrisia portoricensis Britton – Puerto Rico applecactus, higo chumbo 
                                  SpeciesHarrisia regelii (Weing.) Borg  
                                  SpeciesHarrisia simpsonii Small ex Britton & Rose – Simpson's applecactus 
                                  SpeciesHarrisia taetra Areces  
                                  SpeciesHarrisia taylorii Britton  
                                  SpeciesHarrisia tetracantha (Labour.) D.R. Hunt  
                                  SpeciesHarrisia tortuosa (J. Forbes ex Otto & A. Dietr.) Britton & Rose  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Charles A. Butterworth, Ph.D.   
  Notes: ITIS Cactaceae Steward   
  Reference for: Harrisia    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Harrisia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Harrisia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Harrisia   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Hunt, David   
  Publication Date: 2006   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The New Cactus Lexicon: Text   
  Page(s): x + 373   
  Publisher: dh books   
  Publication Place: Milborne Port, England   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-9538134-5-2   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Harrisia   
       

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