PLANTS Profile for Harrisia portoricensis (Puerto Rico applecactus)

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PLANTS Profile

Harrisia portoricensis Britton
Puerto Rico applecactus

Symbol:

HAPO2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

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Images:
Harrisia portoricensis Britton

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Synonyms:
Harrisia portoricensis Britton

CEPO4

Cereus portoricensis (Britton) Urb.

Distribution:
Harrisia portoricensis Britton


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USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Harrisia portoricensis Britton

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 8 species in Harrisia

Classification:
Harrisia portoricensis Britton

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Cactaceae – Cactus family
Genus	Harrisia Britton – applecactus
Species	Harrisia portoricensis Britton – Puerto Rico applecactus

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Harrisia portoricensis Britton

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Unites States:
higo chumbo		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Harrisia portoricensis Britton

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19864.

Time Generated: 10/26/2008 04:16 AM MDT