Opuntia drummondii

Taxonavigation edit

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 drummondii

Name edit

Opuntia drummondii Graham in Maund & Hensl., Botanist 5: pl. 246. (1846)

Synonyms edit

  • Heterotypic
    • Opuntia pes-corvi Leconte ex Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 346. (1857)
    • Opuntia frustulenta Gibbes in Proc. Elliott Soc. Nat. Hist. Charleston 1: 273. (1859)
    • Opuntia pescorvae Leconte ex Chapman, Fl. South. U.S.: 145. (1860) orth.var.
    • Opuntia tracyi Britton in Torreya 11: 152. (1911)
    • Opuntia echios Howell in Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 21: 49. (1933)

Note: Opuntia drummondii Graham in Maund, Botanist 5: pl. 246. (1846) is preferred for the southeastern United States species previously and erroneously identified as Opuntia pusilla (Haw.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ. 195. (1812)

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