Cylindropuntia prolifera

Cylindropuntia prolifera

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 prolifera

Name

Cylindropuntia prolifera (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth, 1936 ["1935"]

Synonyms

• Opuntia prolifera Engelm. in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 14(42): 338. 1852 syn. sec. Hernández & al. 2014
• Grusonia prolifera (Engelm.) G.D.Rowley in Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 45. 2006 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA California Regional: Mexico Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northwest Introduced into: Canary Is., South Australia, Spain References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Knuth, F.M. 1936 ["1935"] . Kaktus-ABC: 126.

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. Cylindropuntia prolifera in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 01. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cylindropuntia prolifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cylindropuntia prolifera. Published online. Accessed: Jan 01 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cylindropuntia prolifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Coastal cholla

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