Opuntia tuna

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 tuna

Name

Opuntia tuna (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 3. 1768.

Synonyms

Cactus tuna L., Sp. Pl.: 468. 1753 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Cactus opuntia var. tuna (L.) DC., Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 13. 1813 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
- Cactus horridus Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 348. 1796 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1923
- Cactus humilis Haw., Misc. Nat.: 187. 1803 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
- Opuntia humilis Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 189. 1812 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Opuntia polyantha Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 190. 1812 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Cactus tuna var. flava Sims in Bot. Mag. 38: t. 1557. 1813 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Opuntia pseudotuna Salm-Dyck, Observ. Bot. Hort. Dyck. 3: 7. 1822 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Cactus polyanthos Sims in Bot. Mag. 53: t. 2691. 1826 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Opuntia horrida Salm-Dyck ex DC., Prodr. 3: 472. 1828 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Opuntia coccinea Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 161. 1837 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Opuntia flexibilis Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 161. 1837 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Opuntia spinaurea Karw. ex Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1844: 46. 1845 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Opuntia multiflora G.Nicholson, Ill. Dict. Gard. 2: 503. 1886 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Opuntia tuna var. manse Orcutt in W. Amer. Sci. 7: 157. 1891 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
- Opuntia jamaicensis Britton & Harris in Torreya 11: 130. 1911 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Opuntia ledienii A.Berger, Hort. Mortol.: 233. 1912 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Opuntia megalantha Griffiths in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 530. 1916 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Opuntia maidenii Griffiths in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 46: 201. 1919 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Opuntia tuna var. cubaguensis Gentry, Allan Hancock Atlantic Exped. 2(6): 11. 1948 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Notes

Cactus nigricans Kuntze (1891) = Mammillaria phaeacantha Lem.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

Miller, P. 1768. The Gardeners Dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery. Ed. 8, 3 volumes (without pagination), John & Francis Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.541 Reference page. : ed. 8: Opuntia no. 3.

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.

Mottram, R. (2013) Linnaean cactus legacy. The Cactician 3: 1–83 [1].

Links

Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Opuntia tuna in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 30. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Opuntia tuna in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia tuna. Published online. Accessed: Jan 16 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia tuna. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jan 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Opuntia tuna in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2007. Opuntia tuna in Catalogue of the seed plants of the Flora of the West Indies Website. Smithsonian Institution. Accessed: 2015 Apr 23.

Vernacular names

magyar: tunakaktusz