Opuntia hyptiacantha

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. Streptacanthae
Species: Opuntia hyptiacantha

Name

Opuntia hyptiacantha F.A.C.Weber in D.G.J.Bois, Dict. Hortic. 2: 894 (1898).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Opuntia chavena Griffiths, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 264–265 (1908), syn. sec. Hunt (2016).
- Opuntia nigrita Griffiths, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 21: 169–170, t. 24 (1910).
- Opuntia cretochaeta Griffiths, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 29: 11 (1916).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

Bois, D.G.J.M. 1893–1899. Dictionnaire d'Horticulture Illustré. Vol. 2. pp. 641–1227. Paris. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Hunt, D. 2016. CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1–174. PDF. 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

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Opuntia hyptiacantha. Accessed: 2025 September 01.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Opuntia hyptiacantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 January 06. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. Opuntia hyptiacantha. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 01. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Opuntia hyptiacantha. Accessed: 01 September 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia hyptiacantha. Published online. Accessed: 06 January 2022. Reference page.
Korotkova, N. et al. 2022. Opuntia hyptiacantha in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 January 06. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia hyptiacantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 January 2022. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Opuntia hyptiacantha in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-April-12. Reference page.

Vernacular names

español: Nopal cascarón
中文: 伏刺仙人掌