Opuntia orbiculata

Opuntia orbiculata

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
Species Opuntia orbiculata

Name

Opuntia orbiculata Salm-Dyck ex {á|Pfeiff.}}, 1837

Synonyms

• Opuntia crinifera Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 157. 1837 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1919
• Opuntia crinifera var. lanigera Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 157. 1837 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Opuntia senilis Parm. ex Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 157. 1837 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1919
• Opuntia lanigera Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1844: 65. 1845 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1919
• Opuntia metternichii Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1844: 46. 1845 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Opuntia pintadera Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1844: 47. 1845 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1919

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck, J. zu 1837. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 156.

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 orbiculata in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 15. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Opuntia orbiculata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia orbiculata. Published online. Accessed: Jan 15 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia orbiculata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

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