Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha

Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha

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
Varietas: Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha

Name

Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha, autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Opuntia heacockiae Arp, Sida 10(3): 207, as heacockae. 1984.
  • Opuntia juniperina Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 1: 197, fig. 243, 244. 1919.
  • Opuntia missouriensis f. trichophora (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Schelle, Handb. Kakteenkult. 54. 1907.
  • Opuntia missouriensis var. rufispina Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 300. 1856.
  • Opuntia missouriensis var. trichophora Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 300. 1856.
  • Opuntia polyacantha var. juniperina (Britton & Rose) L.D.Benson, Cacti Ariz. ed. 3. 20. 1969.
  • Opuntia polyacantha var. rufispina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) L.D.Benson, Cacti Ariz. ed. 3. 20. 1969.
  • Opuntia polyacantha var. trichophora (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) J.M.Coulter, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3(7): 437. 1896.
  • Opuntia trichophora (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Britton & Rose, Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 50: 535. 1908.

References

• Flora of North America 2008. 'eFloras. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. 2010 Mar 11 [1].
• The International Plant Names Index 2009. Published on the Internet. 2010 Mar 12 [2].

Vernacular names

English: Starvation pricklypear