Opuntia echios var. gigantea

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. Armatae
Species: Opuntia echios
Varietas: Opuntia echios var. gigantea

Name

• Opuntia echios var. gigantea (J.T.Howell) D.M.Porter, Madroño 25(1): 58. 1978.
  

Note: See Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea for an alternative taxonomy

References

• Porter, D.M. (1978) Madroño 25 (1): 58.

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. gigantea in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 05. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Opuntia echios var. gigantea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia echios var. gigantea. Published online. Accessed: Jan 05 2022. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia echios var. gigantea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Jan 2022. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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