Opuntia galapageia var. galapageia

Opuntia galapageia var. galapageia

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. Armatae
Species Opuntia galapageia
Varietas: Opuntia galapageia var. galapageia

Name

• Opuntia galapageia var. galapageia, autonym

Synonyms

• Opuntia myriacantha F.A.C.Weber, Dict. Hort. 2: 894. 1898 syn. sec. Köhler 2021
• Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb., Cactaceae 1: 561. 1958 syn. sec. Köhler 2021
• Opuntia galapageia subsp. myriacantha (F.A.C.Weber) Guiggi in Cactology 5 (Suppl. 8): 11. 2020 syn. sec. Köhler 2021
  • Opuntia echios subsp. gigantea J.T.Howell in Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 21: 51. 1933 syn. sec. Köhler 2021
  • Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea Backeb., Cactaceae 1: 562. 1958 syn. sec. Köhler 2021
  • Opuntia galapageia var. brossettii Backeb., Kakteenlex.: 317. 1966 syn. sec. Köhler 2021

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Galápagos. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Henslow, J.S. (1837) Mag. Zool. Bot. 1: 467.

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 galapageia var. galapageia in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 05. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Opuntia galapageia var. galapageia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia galapageia var. galapageia. Published online. Accessed: Jan 05 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia galapageia var. galapageia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Jan 2022.