Opuntia aciculata

Opuntia aciculata

Opuntia aciculata

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: Opuntieae
Genus: Opuntia
Series: O. ser. Tunae
Species: Opuntia aciculata

Name

• Opuntia aciculata Griffiths, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 29: 10. 1916.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Opuntia engelmannii var. aciculata (Griffiths) D.Weniger, Cacti S. W.: 178. 1969 syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
  • Opuntia engelmannii var. aciculata (Griffiths) Bravo in Cact. Suc. Mex. 19: 47. 1974 syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
  • Opuntia lindheimeri var. aciculata (Griffiths) Bravo in Cact. Suc. Mex. 19: 47. 1974 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
  • Opuntia engelmannii subsp. aciculata (Griffiths) U.Guzmán & Mandujano in Cactaceae Syst. Init. 16: 18. 2003 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Heterotypic
  • Opuntia aciculata var. orbiculata Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 10, 2769. 1956.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA SW. Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico (Nuevo León) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Griffiths, D. (1916) Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 29: 10.

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. Opuntia aciculata in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 03. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Opuntia aciculata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia aciculata. Published online. Accessed: Jan 03 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia aciculata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Chenille pricklypear

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