Cumulopuntia subterranea

Cumulopuntia subterranea

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: Tephrocacteae
Genus: Cumulopuntia
Species: Cumulopuntia subterranea
Subspecies: C. s. subsp. pulcherrima – C. s. subsp. subterranea

Name

Cumulopuntia subterranea (R.E.Fr.) F.Ritter, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 71(6): 325. 1999.

Synonyms

• Opuntia subterranea R.E.Fr. in Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. ser. 4, 1(1): 122. 1905 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
• Pseudotephrocactus subterraneus Kreuz., Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Rev. Syst. Kakteen: 40. 1935 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
• Tephrocactus subterraneus (R.E.Fr.) Backeb., Kaktus-ABC: 110. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Hunt 2016
• Maihueniopsis subterranea (R.E.Fr.) E.F.Anderson in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 71(6): 325. 1999 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
• Puna subterranea (R.E.Fr.) R.Kiesling in Hickenia 1: 293. 1982 syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Pseudotephrocactus subterraneus var. brevispinus Kreuz., Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Rev. Syst. Kakteen: 40. 1935 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Pseudotephrocactus subterraneus var. inermis Kreuz., Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Rev. Syst. Kakteen: 40. 1935 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Tephrocactus variiflorus Backeb., Cactaceae 6: 3594. 1962 syn. sec. Hunt 2016

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Cumulopuntia subterranea References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ritter, F. (1980). Kakteen Südamerika 2: 401.

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. 2021. Cumulopuntia subterranea in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 19. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cumulopuntia subterranea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cumulopuntia subterranea. Published online. Accessed: Jan 19 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cumulopuntia subterranea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

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