Opuntia echios var. echios

Opuntia echios var. echios

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Opuntieae
Genus: Opuntia
Series: Opuntia ser. Armatae
Species: Opuntia echios
Varietas: Opuntia echios var. echios

Name

• Opuntia echios var. echios, autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Opuntia galapageia var. echios Backeb., Cactaceae 1: 561. (1958), nom. illeg.,
  • Opuntia echios var. prolifera E.Y.Dawson in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 34: 104. (1962)
  • Opuntia galapageia subvar. prolifera (E.Y.Dawson) Backeb., Kakteenlex.: 317. (1966)
    

Note: Opuntia echios is considered as a synonym of Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha, whose basionym has priority under ICN Art 11 if these taxa are u=in synonymy

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Howell, J.T. (1933) Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 21: 49.

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 echios var. echios in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 04. Reference page.