Opuntia megasperma

Opuntia megasperma

Taxonavigation edit

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 megasperma
Varieties: O. m. var. megasperma – O. m. var. mesophytica – O. m. var. orientalis

Name edit

Opuntia megasperma Howell, J.T., 1933

Synonyms edit

  • Opuntia galapageia subsp. megasperma (J.T.Howell) Guiggi in Cactology 5 (Suppl. 8): 11. 2020 syn. sec. Anderson & Walkington 1971

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern Americaa
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Galapagos

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

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