Opuntia cubensis

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
Species Opuntia cubensis

Name

Opuntia cubensis Britton & Rose, Torreya 12: 14 (1912).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Opuntia × cubensis Britton & Rose, Torreya 12: 14 (1912).
• Heterotypic
  • Opuntia antillana Britton & Rose, Brooklyn Bot. Gard. Mem. 1: 73 (1918)
  • Opuntia domingensis Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 4: 259 (1923).
  • Opuntia ekmanii Werderm., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 29: 225 (1931).
    

Note: Cloned products of ITS suggest that O. cubensis originated as an interclade allopolyploid between Opuntia abjecta and probably Opuntia stricta with which it is sympatric. However, currently it is treated as a distinct species taxon and not a hybrid (Majure et al., 2012 & 2014)

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1912. Torreya 12: 14.

Additional references

• Majure, L.C., Puente, R., Griffith, M.P., Judd, W.S., Soltis, P.S. & Soltis, D.E. 2012. Phylogeny of Opuntia s.s. (Cactaceae): clade delineation, geographic origins, and reticulate evolution. American Journal of Botany 99: 847–864.DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100375 Reference page. 
• Majure L.C., Soltis D.E., Soltis P.S. & Judd W.S. 2014. A case of mistaken identity, Opuntia abjecta, long-lost in synonymy under the Caribbean species, O. triacantha, and a reassessment of the enigmatic O. cubensis. Brittonia 66: 118–130. DOI: 10.1007/s12228-013-9307-z Reference page. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Opuntia cubensis in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Opuntia cubensis. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 29 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Opuntia cubensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Nov. 2021.
• eFloras 2008. Opuntia cubensis in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
• Wunderlin, R.P. & Hansen, B.F. 2008. Opuntia cubensis in Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Apr 23.