Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_harrisia_bonplandii
Harrisia bonplandii
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About Harrisia bonplandii
A shrubby cactus with green stems bearing three to five weakly defined ribs and spines of similar lengths. Large elongated flowers have green bases and pale-green tubes bearing narrow reddish-brown-to-green scales and reddish hairs. The fruit is unarmed but retains scales. Established wild occurrence warrants observations of occupied cover, reproductive plants and new recruits. These measurements can test persistence and spread. The reviewed accounts do not quantify an island-wide effect on Kauaʻi native vegetation.
Kauaʻi evidence
Generated media is not occurrence evidence. Proposed monitoring endpoints are not reported observations, measured effects or causal findings.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Harrisia bonplandii
- Other names
- Harrisia bonplandii
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-07
- Evidence limits
- Island-level public occurrence only. The reviewed species account does not establish ripe fruit color. Do not transfer yellow-fruit traits of Harrisia eriophora. Ribs lack a sharply defined sulcus line.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Not yet assessed
- Food and resource needs
- Not yet assessed
- Reproduction
- Not yet assessed
- Shelter
- Not yet assessed
- Growth form
- Shrub or subshrub; succulent subshrub
Threats and conservation
- Monitoring
- Occupied area and vegetation cover; Mature plants and new recruits; Reproductive plants and fruiting frequency. Proposed monitoring endpoints are not reported observations, measured effects or causal findings.
- Data gaps
- Current island extent and population trend · Measured local ecological effects
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not yet assessed
- Seasonal description
- A shrubby cactus with green stems bearing three to five weakly defined ribs and spines of similar lengths. Large elongated flowers have green bases and pale-green tubes bearing narrow reddish-brown-to-green scales and reddish hairs. The fruit is unarmed but retains scales. Established wild occurrence warrants observations of occupied cover, reproductive plants and new recruits. These measurements can test persistence and spread. The reviewed accounts do not quantify an island-wide effect on Kauaʻi native vegetation.