Cylindropuntia imbricata

Cylindropuntia imbricata
Cylindropuntia imbricata

Taxonavigation edit

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 edit

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

Synonyms edit

  • 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

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Distribution edit

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, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

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