Opuntia decumbens

Opuntia decumbens

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. Nopalea
Species Opuntia decumbens

Name

• Opuntia decumbens Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck. 185, 361. 1834.

Synonyms

• Opuntia repens Karw. ex Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck.: 361. 1834 syn. sec. Majure 2021
• Opuntia decumbens var. longispina Eichlam in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 21: 116. 1911 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Opuntia maxonii G.J.Ortega, Apuntes Fl. Indig. Sinaloa, Fam. Cact. C: 11. 1929 syn. sec. Tropicos
• Opuntia decumbens var. scheinvariana E.Paniagua syn. sec. Tropicos

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck, J. zu (1834) Hortus Dyckensis ou Catalogue des Plantes... 361.

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 decumbens 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 decumbens 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 decumbens. Published online. Accessed: Jan 04 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia decumbens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jan 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Opuntia decumbens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

español: Lengua de Vaca, Nopal de Culebra

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