Английская Википедия:Harrisia earlei

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Harrisia earlei is a species of cactus endemic to Cuba.

Description

Harrisia earlei grows prostrate, shrubby to hanging. The dark green shoots have a diameter of Шаблон:Convert and are Шаблон:Convert long. There are five to seven ribs, which are angular on young shoots and almost cylindrical on old shoots. The five to eight needle-like, ascending, initially black thorns later turn gray and are Шаблон:Convert long.

The flowers reach a length of up to Шаблон:Convert. The yellow, depressed, spherical fruits are initially tuberous and later smooth. They have a diameter of Шаблон:Convert.[1]

Distribution

Harrisia earlei is widespread in Cuba in the Pinar del Río province on steep limestone cliffs in deciduous bushes at elevations of 100–400 meters.[2]

Taxonomy

The first description was made in 1920 by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose.[3] The specific epithet earlei honors the American botanist Franklin Sumner Earle (1856–1929).

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