Taxon:
Harrisia martinii (Labour.) Britton
Summary
Place of publication:
Addisonia 2:55. 1917
Verified:
04/03/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
- CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource). URL: http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml
- Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
- Hawaii Department of Agriculture. 1992. List of plant species designated as noxious weeds for eradication or control purposes URL: http://www.hear.org/weedlists/usa/HI.htm Note: = Eriocereus martinii
- Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
- Henderson, M. et al. 1987. Declared weeds and alien invader plants in South Africa. Botanical Research Institute, bulletin 413
- Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds Note: = Eriocereus
- Hunt, D. 1992. CITES Cactaceae checklist
- Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. URL: http://www2.darwin.edu.ar/Proyectos/FloraArgentina/FA.asp
- IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource). URL: http://www.bioversityinternational.org/databases/new_world_fruits_database/search.html
- Leuenberger, B. E. 2000. Confirmation of the authorship of Cereus martinii Labour., basionym of Harrisia martinii (Cactaceae). Willdenowia 30:149. URL: http://www.bgbm.org/bgbmpress/willdenowia.htm
- Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia. Note: = Eriocereus
- Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
Common names
English
harrisia cactus – moon cactus – moonlight cactus – snake cactus – Afrikaans
harrisia kaktus – toukaktus –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Chaco | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Corrientes | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Entre Ríos | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Formosa | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Santa Fe | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Paraguay | Concepción | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Paraguay | Cordillera | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Paraguay | Ñeembucú | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Paraguay | Presidente Hayes | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Western Cape | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | New South Wales | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Queensland | |
4 | Naturalized | Pacific | North-Central Pacific | United States | Hawaii | |
Native
Southern America
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina [Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Santa Fe], Paraguay [Concepción, Cordillera, Ñeembucú, Presidente Hayes]
Naturalized
Africa
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape]
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia [New South Wales, Queensland]
Pacific
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NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States [Hawaii]
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia. Note: = Eriocereus |
Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12 |