Opuntia ser. Curassavicae

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. Curassavicae
Species: O. curassavica – O. eruca – O. nemoralis

Name

Opuntia ser. Curassavicae Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 1: 45, 102 (1919).

• Type species: Opuntia curassavica (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 7 (1768)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Opuntia subser. Subcylindricae Backeb., Cactaceae (Berlin) 1941(2): 17 (1942).
  • Terecaulis E.Berge, Das Buch der Welt: 91 (1842).

• Heterotypic
  • Opuntia [infragen. unranked] Divaricatae Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ. 195 (1812).
    • Type species: non design.

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1919. The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Vol. 1. 236 pp. + 38 pl. Carnegie Institution of Washington. BHL PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Millán-Otero, M.G., Puente-Martínez, R., Pío-León, J.F. & Márquez-Salazar, G. 2024. Opuntia eruca, a new species of Cactaceae, from Sinaloa, Mexico. Acta Botánica Mexicana 131(e2408): 3. DOI: 0.21829/abm131.2024.2408 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Opuntia ser. Curassavicae. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 17 2025. Reference page.