Cylindropuntia thurberi subsp. versicolor

Cylindropuntia thurberi subsp. versicolor

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 thurberi
Subspecies: C. t. subsp. versicolor

Name

Cylindropuntia thurberi subsp. versicolor (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) M.A.Baker, 2019

Synonyms

• Opuntia versicolor Engelm. ex J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3(7): 452-453. 1896 syn. sec. Baker & al. 2019
• Opuntia arborescens var. versicolor (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) Dams in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 14: 3. 1904 syn. sec. Majure 2021
• Cylindropuntia versicolor (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 125. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Baker & al. 2019
• Opuntia thurberi subsp. versicolor (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) Felger in J. Arizona Acad. Sci. 6: 83. 1970 syn. sec. Baker & al. 2019
  • Grusonia versicolor (Engelm. ex Toumey) G.D.Rowley in Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 45. 2006 syn. sec. Majure 2021
  • Opuntia versicolor Engelm. ex Toumey in Gard. & Forest 8: 325. 1895, nom. inval., syn. sec. Baker & al. 2019

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional:Southern Central USA Arizona Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Baker, M.A., 2019. Madroño 66: 95.

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 thurberi subsp. versicolor 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 thurberi subsp. versicolor 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 thurberi subsp. versicolor. Published online. Accessed: Jan 01 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cylindropuntia thurberi subsp. versicolor. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

English: deerhorn cholla, staghorn cholla
español: morada cholla

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