Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis

Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis

Flower of Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis

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: Brasiliopuntia
Species: Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis

Name

Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis (Willd.) A.Berger

Synonyms

• Cactus brasiliensisWilld., Enum. Pl., Suppl.: 33. 1814 syn. sec. Berger 1926
• Opuntia brasiliensis (Willd.) Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 79. 1819 syn. sec. Majure & al. 2012
  • Cactus paradoxus Hornem., Hort. Bot. Hafn. 2: 443. 1815 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Cactus arboreus Vell., Fl. Flumin.: 207. 1829 syn. sec. Taylor & Zappi 2004
• Opuntia arborea (Vell.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2(2-5): 220. 1841 syn. sec. Taylor & Zappi 2004
  • Cactus heterocladus A.St.-Hil., Voy. Rio de Janeiro 2: 103. 1830 syn. sec. Taylor & Zappi 2004
  • Cereus paradoxus Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 335. 1840 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia hieronymi Griseb. in Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 140. 1879 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia bahiensis Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 1: 210–211, f. 271. 1919 syn. sec. Majure & al. 2012
• Brasiliopuntia bahiensis (Britton & Rose) A.Berger, Entwicklungslin. Kakt.: 17. 1926 syn. sec. Majure & al. 2012
• Opuntia brasiliensis subsp. bahiensis (Britton & Rose) P.J.Braun & Esteves in Succulentes (France) 74(3): 132. 1995 syn. sec. Majure & al. 2012
• Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis subsp. bahiensis (Britton & Rose) P.J.Braun & Esteves in Schumannia 3: 188. 2002 ["2001"] syn. sec. Majure & al. 2012
  • Brasiliopuntia neoargentina Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 9. 1957 ["1956"] syn. sec. Majure & al. 2012
• Opuntia neoargentina (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley in Nat. Cact. & Succ. Journ. 13: 4. 1958 syn. sec. Majure & al. 2012
  • Brasiliopuntia subacarpa Rizzini & A.Mattos in Revista Brasil. Biol. 46: 324. 1986 syn. sec. Majure & al. 2012
• Opuntia brasiliensis subsp. subacarpa (Rizzini & A.Mattos) P.J.Braun & Esteves in Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(3): 132. 1995 syn. sec. Majure & al. 2012
• Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis subsp. subacarpa (Rizzini & A.Mattos) P.J.Braun & Esteves in Schumannia 3: 188. 2002 ["2001"] syn. sec. Majure & al. 2012

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Introduced into: Colombia, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Honduras References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Berger, A., 1926. Die Entwicklungslinien der Kakteen, 94. 1926

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. Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 03. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis. Published online. Accessed: Jan 03 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Jan 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

suomi: Brasilianopuntia

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