Opuntia megacantha

Opuntia megacantha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Opuntieae
Genus: Opuntia
Species Opuntia megacantha

Name

Opuntia megacantha Salm-Dyck, 1834

Synonyms

• Opuntia robusta var. megacantha (Salm-Dyck) Schelle, Handb. Kakteenkult.: 57. 1907 syn. sec. IPNI

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck, J. zu, 1834. Hort. Dyck.: 363.

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 megacantha in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 14. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Opuntia megacantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia megacantha. Published online. Accessed: Jan 14 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia megacantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

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