Cumulopuntia sphaerica

Cumulopuntia sphaerica

Cumulopuntia sphaerica

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: Tephrocacteae
Genus: Cumulopuntia
Species: Cumulopuntia sphaerica

Name

Cumulopuntia sphaerica (C.F.Först.) E.F.Anderson, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 71(6): 324 (1999)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Opuntia sphaerica C.F.Först., Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 17: 167 (1861) syn. sec. Hunt 2006
• Homotypic
  • Tephrocactus sphaericus (C.F.Först.) Backeb., Kaktus-ABC [Backeb. & Knuth]: 111 (1936) ["1935"] syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Austrocylindropuntia sphaerica (C.F.Först.) G.D.Rowley, Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 42 (2006) syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Sphaeropuntia sphaerica (C.F.Först.) Guiggi, Cactology 3(Suppl. II): 1 (2012) syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
• Heterotypic
  • Opuntia dimorpha C.F.Först. in Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 17: 167. 1861 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1919
  • Tephrocactus dimorphus (C.F.Först.) Backeb., Stachlige Wildnis: 190. 1942 syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Opuntia leonina F.Haage & M.Schmidt ex Rümpler, Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2: 974. 1885 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Tephrocactus leoninus (F.Haage & E.Schmidt ex Rümpler) Backeb., Cactaceae 6: 3596. 1962 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia rauppiana K.Schum. in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 9: 118. 1899 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Tephrocactus rauppianus (K.Schum.) Backeb., Kaktus-ABC: 109. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Opuntia sphaerica var. rauppiana (K.Schum.) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13(2): 25. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Tephrocactus sphaericus var. rauppianus (K.Schum.) Backeb., Cactaceae 1: 298. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Cumulopuntia rauppiana (K.Schum.) F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1252. 1981 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Opuntia campestris Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 1: 99, f. 120. 1919 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Tephrocactus campestris (Britton & Rose) Backeb., Kaktus-ABC: 111. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Opuntia kuehnrichiana Werderm. & Backeb., Neue Kakteen: 64. 1931 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Tephrocactus kuehnirichianus (Werderm. & Backeb.) Backeb., Kaktus-ABC: 106. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Tephrocactus kuehnrichianus (Werderm. & Backeb.) Backeb., Kaktus-ABC: 110. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Cumulopuntia kuehnrichiana (Werderm. & Backeb.) F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1253. 1981, nom. inval., syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Opuntia kuehnrichiana var. applanata Werderm. & Backeb., Neue Kakteen: 64. 1931 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Tephrocactus kuehnrichianus var. applanatus (Werderm. & Backeb.) Backeb., Kaktus-ABC: 111. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Tephrocactus pseudorauppianus Backeb., Kaktus-ABC: 410. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Opuntia dimorpha var. pseudorauppiana (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 25. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Tephrocactus dimorphus var. pseudorauppianus (Backeb.) Backeb., Cactaceae 1: 301. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia unguispina Backeb. in Blätt. Kakteenf. 1937(7): 7, genus 10, subg. V, sp. 7. 1937 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Tephrocactus unguispinus (Backeb.) Backeb. in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 15. 1951 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia sphaerica var. unguispina (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13(2): 25. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Tephrocactus sphaericus var. unguispinus (Backeb.) Backeb., Cactaceae 1: 297. 1958 syn. sec. ???
  • Cumulopuntia unguispina F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1251. 1981, nom. inval., syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Tephrocactus muellerianus Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 8. 1957 ["1956"] syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia muelleriana (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 6. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia mira (Rauh & Backeb.) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13(1): 5. 1958 syn. sec. IPNI
  • Tephrocactus mirus Rauh & Backeb. in Sitzungsber. Heidelberger Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl.: 199. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Tephrocactus crassicylindricus Rauh & Backeb. in Sitzungsber. Heidelberger Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl.: 200. 1958 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Opuntia crassicylindrica (Rauh & Backeb.) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13(1): 5. 1958 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Cumulopuntia crassicylindrica (Rauh & Backeb.) F.Ritter ex Eggli in Novon 15: 277. 2005 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Sphaeropuntia sphaerica subsp. crassicylindrica (Rauh & Backeb.) Guiggi in Cactology 5 (Suppl. II): 2. 2016 syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
  • Cumulopuntia crassicylindrica (Rauh & Backeb.) F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1254. 1981, nom. inval., syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Tephrocactus alboareolatus F.Ritter in Backeberg, Descr. Cact. Nov. 3: 14. 1963 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Cumulopuntia alboareolata (F.Ritter) F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1249. 1981 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Tephrocactus sphaericus var. glaucinus Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 3: 15. 1963 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Tephrocactus multiareolatus F.Ritter in Taxon 13(4): 144–145. 1964 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Cumulopuntia multiareolata (F.Ritter) F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1252. 1981 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Cumulopuntia tubercularis F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 3: 888. 1980 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Cumulopuntia tubercularis var. transiens F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 3: 888. 1980 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Cumulopuntia tumida F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1254. 1981 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Opuntia tumida (F.Ritter) D.R.Hunt in Cactaceae Consensus Init. 4: 6. 1997 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Sphaeropuntia sphaerica subsp. tumida (F.Ritter) Guiggi in Cactology 5 (Suppl. II): 2. 2016 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia staffordiae Bullock in Cact. J. (London) 8: 15. 1939, nom. inval., syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Tephrocactus staffordiae (Bullock) Backeb. in Cactus (Paris) 38: 250. 1953, nom. inval., syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Anderson, E.F., 1999: Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 71(6): 324.

Additional references

• Backeberg, C. & Knuth, F.M. 1936 ("1935") Kaktus-ABC, en Haandbog for Fagfolk og Amatorer. København. 432 pp. 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

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Cumulopuntia sphaerica in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 January 19. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Cumulopuntia sphaerica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cumulopuntia sphaerica. Published online. Accessed: 19 January 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cumulopuntia sphaerica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 January 2022.

Vernacular names

español: Choclo, Corotilla, Gatito, Perrito, Puskaye

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