Opuntia lutea

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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. Nopalea
Species: Opuntia lutea

Name

Opuntia lutea (Rose) D.R.Hunt, Cactaceae Consensus Init. 4: 6. (1997)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Nopalea lutea Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 405 (1909)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hunt, D.R., 1997. Cactaceae Consensus Initiatives 4: 6.

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 lutea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia lutea. Published online. Accessed: Jan 06 2022. Reference page.
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2022. Opuntia lutea in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 06. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia lutea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Jan 2022. Reference page.