Opuntia ser. Streptacanthae
Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Opuntieae
Genus: Opuntia
Series: Opuntia ser. Streptacanthae
Species:
O. altomagdalenensis –
O. amarilla –
O. deamii –
O. eichlamii –
O. elizondoana –
O. hyptiacantha –
O. joconostle –
O. lasiacantha –
O. matudae –
O. maxima –
O. megacantha –
O. pittieri –
O. rzedowskii –
O. spinulifera –
O. soederstromiana –
O. streptacantha –
O. tezontepecana –
O. zacuapanensis
Name
[edit]Opuntia ser. Streptacanthae Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 1: 45, 181 (1919).
- Type species: Opuntia streptacantha Lem., Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov.: 62 (1839).
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Guiggi, A. & Mariotti, M. 2019. Notes about the Berger's new Opuntia s.l. species (Cactaceae) described from the Hanbury Botanical Gardens collection. Phytotaxa 420 (1): 21–55. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.420.1.2 Reference page.
- Martínez-González, C.R., Muñiz-Díaz de León, M.E., González-Martínez, C.A., Jiménez-Ramírez, J., Morales-Sandoval, J. de J. & Gallegos-Vázquez, C. 2020. Phylogenetic placement and new data on macro-and micromorphology of Opuntia joconostle (Cactaceae). Bradleya 2020(38): 158–169. DOI: 10.25223/brad.n38.2020.a17
ResearchGate Reference page. - Martínez-González, C.R. & de Jesús Morales-Sandoval, J. 2021. Taxonomic status of two controversial species of Opuntia (Cactaceae) from Mexico based on morphological and molecular data. Bradleya 2021(39): 23-35. DOI: 10.25223/brad.n39.2021.a4 ResearchGate Reference page.
- Segura, S., Scheinvar, L., Olalde, G., Leblanc, O., Filardo, S., Muratalla, A., Gallegos, C. & Flores, C. 2007. Genome sizes and ploidy levels in Mexican cactus pear species Opuntia (Tourn.) Mill. series Streptacanthae Britton et Rose, Leucotrichae DC., Heliabravoanae Scheinvar and Robustae Britton et Rose. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 54(5): 1033-1041. DOI: 10.1007/s10722-006-9196-z PDF Reference page.
Links
[edit]- International Plant Names Index. 2025. Opuntia ser. Streptacanthae. Published online. Accessed: 17 September 2025. Reference page.
- Tropicos.org 2025. Opuntia ser. Streptacanthae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 September 2025. Reference page. Mispelled as Streptochanthae.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Xoconostles
- español: Xoconostles
