Opuntia macrocentra

Opuntia macrocentra

Opuntia macrocentra

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. Strigiles
Species Opuntia macrocentra

Name

Opuntia macrocentra Engelm., 1856.

Synonyms

• Opuntia violacea Engelm., Not. Milit. Reconn. 2: 157. 1848 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
• Opuntia violacea Engelm. ex B.D.Jacks., Index Kew. 2: 358. 1895 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
• Opuntia violacea var. macrocentra (Engelm.) L.D.Benson, Cacti Ariz., ed. 3: 21. 1969 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Opuntia shreveana C.Z.Nelson in Gatesburg Reg. 1915 syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Opuntia violacea var. castetteri L.D.Benson in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41(3): 125. 1969 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Opuntia macrocentra Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA Arizona Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest Regional: Southern Central USA New Mexico, Texas Introduced into: Canary Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Engelmann, G. 1856. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Boston, MA 3:292.

Additional references

• Anderson, E.F. 2001. The Cactus Family. (Timber Press) ISBN 0-88192-498-9.
• 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 macrocentra 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 macrocentra 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 macrocentra. Published online. Accessed: Jan 06 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia macrocentra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Jan 2022.
• eFloras 2008. Opuntia macrocentra in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Opuntia macrocentra in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 Jan 06.

Vernacular names

English: Long-spined purplish prickly pear, Purple prickly pear
español: Nopal violaceo

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