Opuntia gosseliniana

Opuntia gosseliniana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Opuntieae
Genus: Opuntia
Series: O. ser. Strigiles
Species: Opuntia gosseliniana

Name

Opuntia gosseliniana F.A.C.Weber, 1902

Synonyms

• Opuntia chlorotica var. gosseliniana (F.A.C.Weber) D.J.Ferguson in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 60: 159. 1988 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Opuntia violacea var. gosseliniana (F.A.C.Weber) L.D.Benson, Cacti Ariz., ed. 3: 21. 1969 syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Opuntia chlorotica var. santa-rita Griffiths & Hare in Bull. New Mexico Agric. Exp. Sta. 60: 64. 1906 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Opuntia santa-rita (Griffiths & Hare) Rose in Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 52: 195. 1909 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Opuntia gosseliniana var. santa-rita (Griffiths & Hare) L.D.Benson, Cacti Ariz., ed. 2: 65. 1950 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Opuntia violacea var. santa-rita (Griffiths & Hare) L.D.Benson, Cacti Ariz., ed. 3: 21. 1969 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Opuntia gosseliniana subsp. santa-rita (Griffiths & Hare) Guiggi in Cactology 3 (Suppl. II): 3. 2012 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA Arizona Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Weber, F.A.C., 1902. Bulletin de la Société Nationale d'Acclimatation de France. Paris 49:83. 1902

Additional references

• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2022. Opuntia gosseliniana in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 05. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Opuntia gosseliniana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia gosseliniana. Published online. Accessed: Jan 05 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia gosseliniana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Jan 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Jan 05 in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Violet Prickly Pear Cactus

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