Opuntia curassavica

Opuntia curassavica

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. Curassavicae
Species Opuntia curassavica

Name

• Opuntia curassavica (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cactus curassavicus L., Sp. Pl. 469. (1753)
• Homotypic
  • Terecaulis curassavicus (L.) Berge, Buch der Welt: 91. (1842)
• Heterotypic
  • Opuntia curassavica var. longa Haw., Saxifrag. Enum. 2: 71. (1821)
  • Opuntia hattoniana Britton & Rose, Rep. Prickly Pear Comm.: 97. (1914)
  • Opuntia curassavica var. colombiana Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 10. (1957) ["1956"]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Aruba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Venezuelan Antilles Regional: Northern South America Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miller, P. 1768. The Gardeners Dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery. Ed. 8, 3 volumes (without pagination), John & Francis Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.541 Reference page. : ed. 8: Opuntia no. 7.

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2007. Opuntia curassavica in Catalogue of the seed plants of the Flora of the West Indies Website. Smithsonian Institution. Accessed: 2015 Apr 23.
• 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 curassavica 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 curassavica 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 curassavica. Published online. Accessed: Jan 04 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia curassavica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jan 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Opuntia curassavica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

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