Opuntia retrorsa

Opuntia retrorsa

Opuntia retrorsa

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 retrorsa

Name

Opuntia retrorsa Speg., Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires, ser. 3, 4: 517 (1905)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Opuntia anacantha subsp. retrorsa (Speg.) Lodé, Cact.-Advent. Int. [Almeria] 35: 179 (2023)
  • Opuntia anacantha var. retrorsa (Speg.) R.Kiesling, Candollea 53: 475 (1998) accepted by CACO (2025)
  • Platyopuntia retrorsa (Speg.) F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 2: 496 (1980)
• Heterotypic
  • Opuntia platynoda Griffiths, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 526 (1916)
  • Opuntia viridirubra (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves, Succulenta (Netherlands) 74: 133 (1995)
  • Platyopuntia viridirubra F.Ritter , Kakteen Südamerika 1: 35 (1979)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia Regional: Brazil Brazil West-Central References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Spegazzini, C.L. 1905. Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires, ser. 3, 4: 571.
• Kiesling, R., 1998. Candollea 53: 475.

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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Opuntia retrorsa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sept. 4. Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2022. Opuntia retrorsa in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia retrorsa. Published online. Accessed: Jan 03 2022. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia retrorsa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Jan 2022. Reference page.

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