Opuntia chaffeyi

Opuntia chaffeyi

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
Species: Opuntia chaffeyi

Name

Opuntia chaffeyi Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 241. (1913)

Note

The specific epithet chaffeyi honors Elswood Chaffey (1850–1920), who discovered the species.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Plutonopuntia chaffeyi (Britton & Rose) P.V.Heath, Calyx 6: 41. (1999)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1913. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 16: 241.

Additional references

• Hernández, H.M., Gómez-Hinostrosa, C. & Bárcenas, R.T. 2001. Studies on Mexican Cactaceae. II. Opuntia megarrhiza, a poorly known endemic from San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Brittonia 53(4): 528-533. DOI: 10.1007/BF02809653 JSTOR 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. 2022. Opuntia chaffeyi 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 chaffeyi. Published online. Accessed: Jan 04 2022. Reference page.
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2022. Opuntia chaffeyi in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia chaffeyi. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jan 2022. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• español: Sacasil

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