Opuntia quitensis

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

Homotypic
- Platyopuntia quitensis (F.A.C.Weber) F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1255. (1981)
Heterotypic
- Opuntia macbridei Britton & Rose, Cact. 4: 261 (1923)
- Opuntia macbridei var. orbicularis Rauh & Backeb., C.Backeberg, Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 10 (1956 publ. 1957)

Note: CACO (2025) do not accept this synonymy, but see POWO (2025)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Weber, F.A.C. in Bois, D.G.J.M. 1898. Dictionnaire d'Horticulture: illustré de 959 figures dans le texte, dont 403 en couleurs et de 6 plans colories hors texte par D. Bois 2: 894.

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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.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Opuntia quitensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sept. 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia quitensis. Published online. Accessed: Jan 15 2022. Reference page.
Korotkova, N. et al. 2022. Opuntia quitensis in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 15. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia quitensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jan 2022. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Opuntia quitensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page.