Cylindropuntia imbricata

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: Cylindropuntieae
Genus: Cylindropuntia
Species: Cylindropuntia imbricata
Subspecies: C. i. subsp. argentea – C. i. subsp. cardenche – C. i. subsp. imbricata – C. i. subsp. lloydii – C. i. subsp. rosea – C. i. subsp. spinosior – C. i. subsp. spinotecta

Name

Cylindropuntia imbricata (Haw.) F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC (C.Backeberg and F.M.Knuth) 125. 1935.

Synonyms

Cereus imbricatus Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 70. 1819 syn. sec. Hernández & al. 2014
Opuntia imbricata (Haw.) DC., Prodr. 3: 471. 1828 syn. sec. Hernández & al. 2014
Grusonia imbricata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley in Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44. 2006 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
Cylindropuntia imbricata var. imbricata syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
- Cactus bleo Torr. in Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 202. 1828 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1919
- Opuntia decipiens DC. in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 118. 1828 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1919
- Cereus imbricatus Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 93. 1837 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
- Opuntia cristata Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1844: 49. 1845 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
- Opuntia exuviata Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1844: 48. 1845 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
- Opuntia arborescens Engelm., Mem. Tour N. Mexico: 90. 1848 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
Cylindropuntia arborescens (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth, Nye Kaktusbog: 133. 1930 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
Cylindropuntia imbricata var. arborescens (Engelm.) Bulot in Succulentes (France). 2002 syn. sec. ???
Opuntia imbricata var. arborescens (Engelm.) A.D.Zimmerman, Cacti Trans-Pecos: 103. 2004 syn. sec. ???
- Opuntia imbricata var. ramosior Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 249. 1850 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Opuntia imbricata var. tenuior Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 249. 1850 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Opuntia stellata Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 73. 1850 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
Opuntia exuviata var. stellata (Salm-Dyck) Lem. ex Labour., Monogr. Cactaceae: 492. 1853 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1919
- Opuntia exuviatostellata Lem. ex Labour., Monogr. Cactaceae: 492. 1853 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
- Opuntia costigera Miq. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 4: 338. 1859 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
- Opuntia galeottii De Smet ex Miq. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 4: 337. 1859 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
- Cactus imbricatus Lem., Cactées: 88. 1868 syn. sec. POWO. Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Cactus cylindricus J.James, Cat. Fl. Pl. Cincinnati: 182. 1879 syn. sec. POWO. Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Opuntia ruthei A.Berger, Hort. Mortol.: 235. 1912 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
- Opuntia vexans Griffiths in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 28–29. 1912 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
- Opuntia magna Griffiths in Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 27: 6. 1914 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003

Homonyms

Cereus imbricatus Haw. = Cylindropuntia imbricata (Haw.) F.M.Knuth
Cereus imbricatus Pfeiff. = Harrisia gracilis (Mill.) Britton

Hybrids

Cylindropuntia × viridiflora (Britton & Rose) F.M.Knuth

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Western Central USA
  - Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
- Introduced into:
  - Argentina Northeast, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, New South Wales, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Peru, Queensland, South Australia, Spain, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Victoria, Western Australia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Knuth, F.M., 1935 in C. Backeberg & F. M. Knuth, 1935. Kaktus-ABC 125.

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. Cylindropuntia imbricata in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 31. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cylindropuntia imbricata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 31. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cylindropuntia imbricata. Published online. Accessed: Dec 31 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Cylindropuntia imbricata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Dec 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Walkingstick cholla, Cane cholla, Tree Cholla
español: cardenche, entraña, cardón
magyar: Kötélkaktusz
lietuvių: Medelinė opuncija
Nāhuatl: Tenohpalli