Opuntia rioplatensis

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 rioplatensis

Name

Opuntia rioplatensis Font, Succ. Pl. Res. 8: 85 (2014) as rioplatense

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Opuntia elata var. obovata E.Walther, J. Cact. Succ. Soc. Amer. 1: 204 (1930)
• Homotypic
  • Opuntia elata subsp. rioplatensis (Font) M.H.J.van der Meer, Cact. Phantast. 2022(1)-1: 5 (2022)

References

• Font, F. 2014. Succulent Plant Research 8: 85.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Opuntia rioplatensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sept. 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Opuntia rioplatensis. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 22 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Opuntia rioplatensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Sept. 2025. Reference page.