Pereskiopsis

Pereskiopsis diguetii

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: Cylindropuntieae
Genus: Pereskiopsis
Species: P. aquosa – P. blakeana – P. brandegeei – P. diguetii – P. kellermanii – P. porteri – P. rotundifolia

Name

Pereskiopsis Britton & Rose, Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 50: 331. (1907)

• Type: Opuntia brandegeei K.Schum., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 653 (1898) = Pereskiopsis brandegeei (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose, Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 50: 331. (1907) designated by Britton & Rose (1907)
  

Note: POWO (2025) currently accepts this type, but CACO (2025) place it in a synonymy with Pereskiopsis porteri (Brandegee ex F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose, Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 50: 332 (1907) = Opuntia porteri Brandegee ex F.A.C.Weber in D.G.J.Bois, Dict. Hort. 2: 899. (1898). See also local flora, EFloraMEX (2025). POWO have indicated that they will follow this synonymy on their next update, as Opuntia brandegeei is illegal. Updates in due course.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia Regional: Central America Guatemala, Honduras Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1907. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 50: 331.

Additional references

• Guzmán U, Arias S, Dávila P. 2003. Catálogo de cactáceas mexicanas. Mexico City: Universidad Nacional Autónoma deMéxico y Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso dela Biodiversidad.
• 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. 2022. Pereskiopsis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pereskiopsis. Published online. Accessed: Jan 02 2022. Reference page.
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2022. Pereskiopsis in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pereskiopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Jan 2022. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pereskiopsis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 
• Pereskiopsis in eFloraMEX , accessed on 2025 July 20. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• suomi: Rankokaktukset

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