Opuntia megacantha

Opuntia megacantha

Taxonavigation

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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 megacantha

Name

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Opuntia megacantha Salm-Dyck, 1834

Synonyms

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  • Opuntia robusta var. megacantha (Salm-Dyck) Schelle, Handb. Kakteenkult.: 57. 1907 syn. sec. IPNI

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southwestern USA
      • Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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