Opuntia azurea

Opuntia azurea

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
Species Opuntia azurea
Varieties: O. a. var. azurea – O. a. var. diplopurpurea – O. a. var. discolor – O. a. var. parva

Name

Opuntia azurea Rose, 1909

Synonyms

Opuntia macrocentra subsp. azurea (Rose) Guiggi in Cactology 3 (Suppl. II): 3. 2012 syn. sec. Powell & Weedin 2004

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Rose, J.N., 1909. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Smithsonian Institution 12:291, t. 24.

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 azurea 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 azurea 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 azurea. Published online. Accessed: Jan 03 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia azurea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Jan 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Opuntia azurea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Purple Prickly Pear
español: nopal coyotillo

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