Opuntioideae

Cumulopuntia boliviana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Austrocylindropuntieae - Cylindropuntieae - Opuntieae - Pterocacteae - Tephrocacteae

Name

• Opuntioideae Burnett, Outl. Bot. 742, 1130. 1835.
  • Type genus: Opuntia L.

References

• Burnett, G.T. 1835. Outl. Bot. 742, 1130.
• Nyffeler, R. & Eggli, U. 2010. A farewell to dated ideas and concepts: molecular phylogenetics and a revised suprageneric classification of the family Cactaceae. Schumannia 6: 109–149. Full text (PDF). Reference page. 
• Tephrocactus Study Group (2016) The TSG preferred list of names for small South American Opuntioids Published on the internet.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Feigenkakteen

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