Opuntia polyacantha

Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea

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. Xerocarpeae
Species: Opuntia polyacantha
Varieties: O. p. var. erinacea – O. p. var. hystricina – O. p. var. nicholii – O. p. var. polyacantha

Name

Opuntia polyacantha Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 82. (1819)

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Cactus ferox Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl.: 296. (1818)
• Homotypic
  • Tunas polyacantha (Haw.) Nieuwl. & Lunell in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 479. (1916)
• Heterotypic
  • Opuntia media Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 82. (1819)
  • Opuntia splendens Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 159. (1837)
  • Opuntia rutila Nutt. in Fl. N. Amer. 1: 555. (1840)
  • Opuntia missouriensis var. elongata Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1844: 46. 1845 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia missouriensis var. microsperma Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 300. 1856 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia missouriensis var. rufispina Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 300. 1856 syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Opuntia polyacantha var. rufispina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) L.D.Benson, Cacti Ariz., ed. 3: 20. 1969 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Opuntia missouriensis var. subinermis Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 300. 1856 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia sphaerocarpa var. utahensis Engelm. in Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 11: 199. 1863 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia erinacea var. utahensis (Engelm.) L.D.Benson, Cacti Ariz., ed. 3: 20. 1969 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia polyacantha var. utahensis (Engelm.) Bulot syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia spirocentra Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow ex Haage, Verz. Cact.: 30. 1864 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia polyacantha var. borealis J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 436. 1896 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia polyacantha subsp. borealis (J.M.Coult.) Piper & Beattie, Fl. N.W. Coast: 244. 1915 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia polyacantha var. watsonii J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 437. 1896 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia schweriniana K.Schum. in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 9: 148. 1899 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia polyacantha var. schweriniana (K.Schum.) Backeb., Cactaceae 1: 607. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia barbata K.Brandegee ex J.A.Purpus in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 10: 97. 1900 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia barbata var. gracillima K.Brandegee ex J.A.Purpus in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 10: 110. 1900 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia utahensis J.A.Purpus in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 19: 133. 1909 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Opuntia polyacantha var. erythrostema J.A.Purpus in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 34: 63. 1925 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia polyacantha var. salmonea J.A.Purpus in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 34: 63. 1925 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia polyacantha var. spirocentra J.A.Purpus in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 34: 63. 1925 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia polyacantha var. subinermis J.A.Purpus in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 34: 62. 1925 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia arrastradillo Backeb. in Cactus (Paris) 36: 181. 1953 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Opuntia missouriensis var. salmonea Späth ex J.A.Purpus in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 34: 63. 1925, nom. inval., syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

References

• Haworth, A.H. 1819. Supplementum Plantarum Succulentarum ... 82.
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Opuntia polyacantha in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Opuntia polyacantha. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 29 2021.
• Shaw, J.J. & al. (ed.) 2015. Opuntia Web. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Apr 25.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Opuntia polyacantha in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Opuntia polyacantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Nov. 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Starvation Pricklypear

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