Opuntia stricta

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. Tunae
Species: Opuntia stricta

Name

Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw., 1812.
- Type: Without data (lectotype: de Candolle, Pl. Hist. Succ. pl. 138. 1804). Lectotypified by L.D.Benson, Cacti U.S. Canada 931. 1982.

Synonyms

Basionym

Cactus strictus Haw., Misc. Nat. 188. 1803.

Heterotypic

Cactus dillenii Ker Gawl., Bot. Reg. 3: pl. 255. 1818.
Cactus humilis Haw., Misc. Nat. 187. 1803.
Cactus opuntia var. inermis DC., Pl. Hist. Succ. pl. 138. 1804.
Opuntia airampo Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 85: 492. 1894.
Opuntia anahuacensis Griffiths, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 92. 1916.
Opuntia atrocapensis Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 905, 1506. 1933.
Opuntia bartramii Raf., Atl. J. 146. 1832.
Opuntia bentonii Griffiths, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 25, pl. 1- 2. 1912.
Opuntia cyanella Griffiths, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 30, pl. 9- 10. 1912.
Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ. 79. 1819.
Opuntia gilvoalba Griffiths, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 35, pl. 9, 16-17. 1912.
Opuntia gomei Griffiths, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 21: 167, pl. 21- 22. 1910.
Opuntia horrida Salm-Reifferscheid-Dyck ex de Candolle, Prodr. 3: 472. 1828, nom. illegit.
Opuntia humilis (Haw.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ. 189. 1812.
Opuntia inermis (DC.) DC., Prodr. (de Candolle) 3: 473. 1828.
Opuntia keyensis Britton ex Small, J. New York Bot. Gard. 20: 31, pl. 225. 1919.
Opuntia laxiflora Griffiths, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 85. 1916.
Opuntia longiclada Griffiths, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 525, pl. 30. 1916.
Opuntia macrarthra Gibbes, Proc. Elliott Soc. Nat. Hist. Charleston 1: 273. 1859.
Opuntia magnifica Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 910, 1506. 1933.
Opuntia maritima Raf., Atl. J. 146. 1832.
Opuntia nitens Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 906, 1506. 1933.
Opuntia parva A.Berger, Hort. Mortol. 411. 1912.
Opuntia spinalba Raf., Atl. J. 147. 1832.
Opuntia stricta var. dillenii (Ker Gawl.) L.D.Benson, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 126. 1969.
Opuntia tenuiflora Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 908, 1506. 1933.
Opuntia tunoides Gibbes, Proc. Elliott Soc. Nat. Hist. Charleston 1: 272. 1859.
Opuntia zebrina Small, J. New York Bot. Gard. 20: 35, pl. 226. 1919.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Southeastern USA
  - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- Regional: Southern Central USA
  - Texas
- Introduced into:
  - Albania, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Bahamas, Baleares, Benin, Bermuda, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cayman Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Greece, Hainan, Haiti, India, Italy, Jamaica, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Namibia, New Caledonia, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Peru, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Senegal, Sicilia, South Australia, Spain, Swaziland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuelan Antilles, Victoria, Western Australia, Windward Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Haworth, A.H. 1812. Synopsis plantarum succulentarum: cum descriptionibus, synonymis, locis, observationibus anglicanis, culturaque. 334 pp. London: R. Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 191.

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 stricta in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 16. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Opuntia stricta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia stricta. Published online. Accessed: Jan 16 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia stricta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jan 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Jan 16 in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022.

Vernacular names

English: erect pricklypear, pest pricklypear, shell-mound pricklypear
español: Nopal Estricto, yaaxpakan, nopal tunero costero
日本語: センニンサボテン
中文: 缩刺仙人掌

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