Cumulopuntia boliviana subsp. dactylifera

Cumulopuntia boliviana subsp. dactylifera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Tephrocacteae
Genus: Cumulopuntia
Species: Cumulopuntia boliviana
Subspecies: Cumulopuntia boliviana subsp. dactylifera

Name

Cumulopuntia boliviana subsp. dactylifera (Vaupel) D.R.Hunt, Cactaceae Syst. Init. 14: 12. (2002)

• Holotype: Peru, Puno: “Azangaro” [protologue]; “rocky meadows”, alt. 3600 m, 15 Aug 1902, A. Weberbauer 1357 (B - spirit B 810007008).
  

Note: CACO (2025) accept Cumulopuntia dactylifera as a segregate species.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Opuntia dactylifera Vaupel in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50(2-3, Beibl. 111): 29. (1913)
• Homotypic
  • Tephrocactus dactyliferus (Vaupel) Backeb., Cactaceae 1: 320. (1958)
  • Cumulopuntia pentlandii var. dactylifera (Vaupel) F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 2: 490. (1980)
  • Cumulopuntia dactylifera (Vaupel) E.F.Anderson in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 71: 324. (1999)
  • Tephrocactus dactylifer (Vaupel) Backeb., Cactaceae 1: 320. (1958)
• Heterotypic
  • Tephrocactus cylindrarticulatus Cárdenas in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 7: 75. (1952)
  • Opuntia cylindrarticulata (Cárdenas) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13(1): 5. (1958)
  • Tephrocactus duvalioides Backeb. in Cactus (Paris) 38: 250. (1953)
  • Opuntia duvalioides (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 5. (1958)
  • Tephrocactus duvalioides var. albispinus Backeb. in Cactus (Paris) 38: 250. (1953)
  • Opuntia duvalioides var. albispina (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 5. (1958)
  • Tephrocactus noodtiae Backeb. & H.Jacobsen, Descr. Cact. Nov.: 8. (1957)
  • Opuntia noodtiae (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13(1): 5. (1958)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Chile North, Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hunt, D.R. 2002. Cactaceae Syst. Init. 14: 12.

Additional references

• Hunt, D. 2016. CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1–174. PDF. Reference page. 
• 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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cumulopuntia boliviana subsp. dactylifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cumulopuntia boliviana subsp. dactylifera. Published online. Accessed: Jan 18 2022. Reference page.
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2025. Cumulopuntia boliviana subsp. dactylifera in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan. 18. Reference page.  as Cumulopuntia dactylifera
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cumulopuntia boliviana subsp. dactylifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jan 2022. Reference page.