Cylindropuntia leptocaulis

Cylindropuntia leptocaulis

Cylindropuntia leptocaulis

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 leptocaulis

Name

Cylindropuntia leptocaulis (DC.) F.M.Knuth, 1935

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Opuntia leptocaulis DC. in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 118. 1828 syn. sec. Hernández & al. 2014
• Homotypic
  • Grusonia leptocaulis (DC.) G.D.Rowley in Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44. 2006 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Heterotypic
  • Opuntia ramulifera Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck.: 360. 1834 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Opuntia gracilis Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 172. 1837 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Opuntia virgata Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 173. 1837 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia fragilis var. frutescens Engelm. & A.Gray in Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5(2): 245 as "445". 1845 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Opuntia frutescens Engelm. in Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5(1): 245. 1845 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Opuntia virgata C.F.Först., Handb. Cacteenk.: 506. 1846 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1919
  • Opuntia vaginata Engelm. in Mem. Tour N. Mexico: 100. 1848 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Opuntia leptocaulis var. vaginata (Engelm.) S.Watson in Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 258: 407. 1878 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Opuntia leptocaulis f. vaginata (Engelm.) Schelle, Kakteen: 54. 1926 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Cylindropuntia leptocaulis var. vaginata (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 123. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Opuntia gracilis var. subpatens Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 73. 1850 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia frutescens var. brevispina Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 309. 1856 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Opuntia leptocaulis var. brevispina (Engelm.) S.Watson in Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 258: 407. 1878 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Opuntia leptocaulis f. brevispina (Engelm.) Schelle, Kakteen: 54. 1926 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Cylindropuntia leptocaulis var. brevispina (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 122. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Opuntia frutescens var. longispina Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 309. 1856 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Opuntia leptocaulis var. longispina (Engelm.) A.Berger in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36(5): 450. 1905 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Opuntia leptocaulis f. longispina (Engelm.) Schelle, Handb. Kakteenkult.: 41. 1907 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Cylindropuntia leptocaulis var. longispina (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 122. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Cylindropuntia leptocaulis f. longispina (Engelm.) Guiggi in Kakteen And. Sukk. 69: 157. 2018 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Opuntia leptocaulis var. stipata J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 456. 1896, nom. illeg., syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia stipata (J.M.Coult.) K.Schum., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 679. 1898 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia mortolensis Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 1: 47. 1919 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Cylindropuntia mortolensis (Britton & Rose) F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 122. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia brittonii G.J.Ortega, México Forest. 4(4): 68. 1928 syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Cylindropuntia brittonii (J.G.Ortega) Backeb., Cactaceae 1: 171. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia leptocaulis var. brittonii (G.J.Ortega) Bravo in Cact. Suc. Mex. 17(4): 119. 1972 syn. sec. ???
  • Opuntia leptocaulis var. badia A.Berger, Kakteen: 59. 1929 syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Cylindropuntia leptocaulis var. badia (A.Berger) F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 123. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
  • Opuntia leptocaulis var. pleuriseta A.Berger, Kakteen: 59. 1929 syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Cylindropuntia leptocaulis var. pleuriseta (A.Berger) F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 123. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Opuntia leptocaulis var. robustior A.Berger, Kakteen: 59. 1929 syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Cylindropuntia leptocaulis var. robustior (A.Berger) F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 123. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
  • Cylindropuntia leptocaulis var. glauca Backeb., Cactaceae 6: 3583. 1962 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico Introduced into: Cape Provinces, Northern Provinces, Spain References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Knuth, F.M. in C. Backeberg & F. M. Knuth, 1935. Kaktus-ABC 122.

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 leptocaulis 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 leptocaulis 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 leptocaulis. Published online. Accessed: Dec 31 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cylindropuntia leptocaulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Dec 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cylindropuntia leptocaulis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Desert Christmas cactus, Desert Christmas Cholla
español: alfilerillo, catalinaria, tasajillo

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