Opuntia basilaris

Opuntia basilaris

Opuntia basilaris

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 basilaris
Varietas: O. b. var. basilaris – O. b. var. brachyclada – O. b. var. heilii – O. b. var. longiareolata – O. b. var. treleasei

Name

Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow (1856)

Synonyms

• Opuntia basilaris var. albiflora Walton in Cact. J. (London) 2: 163. 1899 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia basilaris var. cordata Fobe in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 16: 46. 1906 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia treleasei var. kernii Griffiths & Hare in Bull. New Mexico Agric. Exp. Sta. 60: 81. 1906 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia humistrata Griffiths in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43(2): 83–84. 1916 syn. sec. Tropicos
• Opuntia basilaris var. humistrata (Griffiths) W.T.Marshall in Marshall & Bock, Cactaceae: 65. 1941 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Opuntia brachyclada subsp. humistrata (Griffiths) Wiggins & C.B.Wolf, Ill. Fl. Pacific States 3: 148. 1951 syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Opuntia intricata Griffiths in Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 29: 10. 1916 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia whitneyana E.M.Baxter, Calif. Cactus: 37. 1935 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
• Opuntia basilaris var. whitneyana (E.M.Baxter) W.T.Marshall & T.M.Bock, Cactaceae: 65. 1941 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Opuntia basilaris subsp. whitneyana (E.M.Baxter) Munz, Aliso 4: 94. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia whitneyana var. albiflora E.M.Baxter, Calif. Cactus: 39. 1935 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Opuntia basilaris var. albiflora (E.M.Baxter) W.T.Marshall & T.M.Bock, Cactaceae: 65. 1941, nom. illeg., syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA Arizona, California Regional: Southern Central USA Nevada, Utah Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest Introduced into: Canary Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Engelmann, G. & Bigelow, J.M. 1856: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 298, (preprint p. 51).

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 basilaris in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 04. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Opuntia basilaris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia basilaris. Published online. Accessed: Jan 04 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia basilaris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jan 2022.
• eFloras 2008. Opuntia basilaris in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Opuntia basilaris in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 Jan 04.

Vernacular names

English: Beavertail pricklypear, Beavertail Cactus
español: Nopal del castor
magyar: Hódfarkú fügekaktusz
lietuvių: Padrikoji opuncija
svenska: Bäversvansopuntia

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