Opuntia aurantiaca

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: Opuntieae
Genus: Opuntia
Series: O. ser. Armatae
Species Opuntia aurantiaca

Name

Opuntia aurantiaca Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 19: t. 1606. 1833.

Synonyms

Opuntia extensa Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 147. 1837 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Cactus aurantiaca Gillies ex Loudon, Hort. Brit. Suppl. 2: 652. 1839 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Opuntia maldonadensis Arechav. in Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 5: 286. 1905 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Cylindropuntia maldonadensis (Arechav.) Backeb., Kaktus-ABC: 122. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Austrocylindropuntia maldonadensis (Arechav.) Backeb. in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 13. 1951 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Opuntia montevideensis Speg. in Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires, ser. 3, 4: 515. 1905 syn. sec. Hunt 2016

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Uruguay Introduced into: Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, New South Wales, Northern Provinces, Queensland, Spain, Victoria References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Lindley, J. (1833) Edward's Botanical Register. London 19 : t. 1606

Additional references

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. 2022. Opuntia aurantiaca in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 03. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Opuntia aurantiaca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 03. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia aurantiaca. Published online. Accessed: Jan 03 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia aurantiaca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Jan 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Opuntia aurantiaca in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Litjieskaktus
العربية: صبير برتقالي
English: tiger-pear, Jointed Pricklypear, Ttiger-pear, Tiger Pear, Jointed Cactus, Jointed Prickly-pear

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