Cylindropuntia imbricata

Cylindropuntia imbricata

Cylindropuntia imbricata

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: Cylindropuntieae
Genus: Cylindropuntia
Species: Cylindropuntia imbricata
Subspecies: C. i. subsp. argentea – C. i. subsp. cardenche – C. i. subsp. imbricata – C. i. subsp. lloydii – C. i. subsp. rosea – C. i. subsp. spinosior – C. i. subsp. spinotecta

Name

Cylindropuntia imbricata (Haw.) F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC (C.Backeberg and F.M.Knuth) 125. 1935.

Synonyms

• Cereus imbricatus Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 70. 1819 syn. sec. Hernández & al. 2014
• Opuntia imbricata (Haw.) DC., Prodr. 3: 471. 1828 syn. sec. Hernández & al. 2014
• Grusonia imbricata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley in Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44. 2006 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
• Cylindropuntia imbricata var. imbricata syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Cactus bleo Torr. in Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 202. 1828 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1919
  • Opuntia decipiens DC. in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 118. 1828 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1919
  • Cereus imbricatus Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 93. 1837 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Opuntia cristata Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1844: 49. 1845 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Opuntia exuviata Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1844: 48. 1845 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Opuntia arborescens Engelm., Mem. Tour N. Mexico: 90. 1848 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
• Cylindropuntia arborescens (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth, Nye Kaktusbog: 133. 1930 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
• Cylindropuntia imbricata var. arborescens (Engelm.) Bulot in Succulentes (France). 2002 syn. sec. ???
• Opuntia imbricata var. arborescens (Engelm.) A.D.Zimmerman, Cacti Trans-Pecos: 103. 2004 syn. sec. ???
  • Opuntia imbricata var. ramosior Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 249. 1850 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia imbricata var. tenuior Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 249. 1850 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia stellata Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 73. 1850 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
• Opuntia exuviata var. stellata (Salm-Dyck) Lem. ex Labour., Monogr. Cactaceae: 492. 1853 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1919
  • Opuntia exuviatostellata Lem. ex Labour., Monogr. Cactaceae: 492. 1853 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Opuntia costigera Miq. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 4: 338. 1859 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Opuntia galeottii De Smet ex Miq. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 4: 337. 1859 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Cactus imbricatus Lem., Cactées: 88. 1868 syn. sec. POWO. Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cactus cylindricus J.James, Cat. Fl. Pl. Cincinnati: 182. 1879 syn. sec. POWO. Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Opuntia ruthei A.Berger, Hort. Mortol.: 235. 1912 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Opuntia vexans Griffiths in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 28–29. 1912 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Opuntia magna Griffiths in Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 27: 6. 1914 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003

Homonyms

• Cereus imbricatus Haw. = Cylindropuntia imbricata (Haw.) F.M.Knuth
• Cereus imbricatus Pfeiff. = Harrisia gracilis (Mill.) Britton

Hybrids

• Cylindropuntia × viridiflora (Britton & Rose) F.M.Knuth

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Central USA Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Argentina Northeast, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, New South Wales, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Peru, Queensland, South Australia, Spain, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Victoria, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Knuth, F.M., 1935 in C. Backeberg & F. M. Knuth, 1935. Kaktus-ABC 125.

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. 2021. Cylindropuntia imbricata in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 31. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cylindropuntia imbricata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cylindropuntia imbricata. Published online. Accessed: Dec 31 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cylindropuntia imbricata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Dec 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Walkingstick cholla, Cane cholla, Tree Cholla
español: cardenche, entraña, cardón
magyar: Kötélkaktusz
lietuvių: Medelinė opuncija
Nāhuatl: Tenohpalli

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