Opuntia littoralis

Opuntia littoralis

Opuntia littoralis

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 littoralis

Name

Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell, 1905

Synonyms

• Opuntia engelmannii var. littoralis Engelm. in Brewer, Bot. California 1: 248. 1876 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
• Opuntia lindheimeri var. littoralis (Engelm.) J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3(7): 422. 1896 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
• Opuntia engelmannii f. littoralis (Engelm.) Schelle, Handb. Kakteenkult.: 52. 1907 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Opuntia ×occidentalis var. littoralis (Engelm.) Parish, Man. Fl. Pl. Calif.: 657. 1925 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Opuntia occidentalis var. littoralis (Engelm.) Parish ex Jeps., Man. Fl. Pl. Calif.: 657. 1925 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
• Opuntia littoralis var. littoralis syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Opuntia semispinosa Griffiths in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43(2): 89–90. 1916 syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Opuntia phaeacantha var. piercei Fosberg in Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 33(2): 102–103. 1934 syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
• Opuntia ×occidentalis var. piercei (Fosberg) Munz in Aliso 4: 94. 1958 syn. sec. ???
• Opuntia littoralis var. piercei (Fosberg) L.D.Benson & Walk. in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 52(3): 270. 1965 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Cockerell, T.D.U., 1905. Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 4(1): 15.

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 littoralis in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 06. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Opuntia littoralis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia littoralis. Published online. Accessed: Jan 06 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia littoralis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Coastal prickly pear, sprawling prickly pear
español: Nopal del litoral

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