Opuntia austrina

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: Opuntieae
Genus: Opuntia
Series: Opuntia ser. Setispinae
Species Opuntia austrina

Name

• Opuntia austrina Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 816. (1903)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Opuntia compressa var. austrina (Small) L.D.Benson, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 125 (1969)
  • Opuntia humifusa var. austrina (Small) Dressler, Baileya 19: 164 (1975)
• Heterotypic
  • Opuntia ammophila Small, J. New York Bot. Gard. 20: 29 (1919)
  • Opuntia atrocapensis Small, Man. S.E. Fl.: 905 (1933)
  • Opuntia compressa var. ammophila (Small) L.D.Benson, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 124 (1969)
  • Opuntia cumulicola Small, Man. S.E. Fl.: 907 (1933)
  • Opuntia humifusa var. ammophila (Small) L.D.Benson, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 48: 59 (1976)
  • Opuntia nitens Small, Man. S.E. Fl.: 906 (1933)
  • Opuntia pisciformis Small ex Britton & Rose, Cact. 4: 258 (1923)
  • Opuntia polycarpa Small, Man. S.E. Fl.: 906 (1933)
  • Opuntia spinalba Raf., Atlantic J. 1: 147 (1832)
  • Opuntia turgida Small ex Britton & Rose, Cact. 4: 265 (1923)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Est USA Florida References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Small, J.K. 1903. Flora of the Southeastern United States, being descriptions of the seed-plants, ferns and fern-allies growing naturally in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and the Indian territory and in Oklahoma and Texas east of the one-hundredth meridian. 1370 pp. Published by the author, New York. BHL Reference page. 

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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Opuntia austrina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia austrina. Published online. Accessed: Jan 15 2022. Reference page.
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2022. Opuntia austrina in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia austrina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jan 2022. Reference page.