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Opuntia (Linnaeus) P. Miller, 1754

1019831  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1019831)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Tracheophyta (Phylum)
  4. Spermatophytina (Subdivision)
  5. Angiospermae (Superclass)
  6. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  7. Caryophyllales (Order)
  8. Cactaceae (Family)
  9. Opuntia (Genus)
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  1. Species Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow
  2. Species Opuntia aggeria B.E. Ralston & Hilsenbeck
  3. Species Opuntia arbuscula Engelm.
  4. Species Opuntia arenaria Engelm.
  5. Species Opuntia atrispina Griffiths
  6. Species Opuntia aurantiaca Lindl.
  7. Species Opuntia aurea E.M. Baxter
  8. Species Opuntia aureispina (Brack & Heil) Pinkava & Parfitt
  9. Species Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow
  10. Species Opuntia bigelovii Engelm.
  11. Species Opuntia boringuensis Britton & Rose
  12. Species Opuntia borinquensis Britt. & Rose
  13. Species Opuntia brasiliensis (Willd.) Haw.
  14. Species Opuntia californica (Torr. & Gray) Coville
  15. Species Opuntia cantabrigiensis Lynch
  16. Species Opuntia chihuahuensis Rose
  17. Species Opuntia chisosensis (Anthony) Ferguson
  18. Species Opuntia chlorotica Engelm. & Bigelow
  19. Species Opuntia clavata Engelm.
  20. Species Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) P. Mill.
  21. Species Opuntia congesta Griffiths
  22. Species Opuntia cordobensis Speg.
  23. Species Opuntia cordodensis Speg.
  24. Species Opuntia cubensis Britt. & Rose
  25. Species Opuntia curvospina Griffiths
  26. Species Opuntia cymochila Engelm. & Bigelow
  27. Species Opuntia demissa Griffiths
  28. Species Opuntia densispina B.E. Ralston & R.A. Hilsenbeck
  29. Species Opuntia deserta Griffiths
  30. Species Opuntia discata Griffiths
  31. Species Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow
  32. Species Opuntia edwardsii V. & K. Grant
  33. Species Opuntia ellisiana Griffiths
  34. Species Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck
  35. Species Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow ex Engelm.
  36. Species Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) P. Mill.
  37. Species Opuntia fosbergii C.B. Wolf
  38. Species Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
  39. Species Opuntia fulgida Engelm.
  40. Species Opuntia ganderi (C.B. Wolf) J. Rebman & Pinkava
  41. Species Opuntia gosseliniana A. Weber
  42. Species Opuntia grahami
  43. Species Opuntia grahamii Engelm.
  44. Species Opuntia heacockiae Arp
  45. Species Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
  46. Species Opuntia imbricata (Haw.) DC.
  47. Species Opuntia kelvinensis V. & K. Grant
  48. Species Opuntia kleiniae DC.
  49. Species Opuntia kunzei Rose
  50. Species Opuntia leptocaulis DC.
  51. Species Opuntia leucotricha DC.
  52. Species Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell
  53. Species Opuntia macrocentra Engelm.
  54. Species Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm.
  55. Species Opuntia martiniana (L. Benson) Parfitt
  56. Species Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw.
  57. Species Opuntia moniliformis (L.) Haw. ex Steud.
  58. Species Opuntia monocantha
  59. Species Opuntia multigeniculata Clokey
  60. Species Opuntia munzii C.B. Wolf
  61. Species Opuntia neoarbuscula Griffiths
  62. Species Opuntia nicholii L. Benson
  63. Species Opuntia occidentalis Engelm. & Bigelow
  64. Species Opuntia oricola Philbrick
  65. Species Opuntia parishii Orcutt
  66. Species Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.
  67. Species Opuntia pinkavae Parfitt
  68. Species Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
  69. Species Opuntia prolifera Engelm.
  70. Species Opuntia pulchella Engelm.
  71. Species Opuntia pusilla (Haw.) Nutt.
  72. Species Opuntia ramosissima Engelm.
  73. Species Opuntia repens Bello
  74. Species Opuntia rubescens Salm-Dyck ex DC.
  75. Species Opuntia rufida Engelm.
  76. Species Opuntia santa-rita (Griffiths & Hare) Rose
  77. Species Opuntia schottii Engelm.
  78. Species Opuntia spinosibacca Anthony
  79. Species Opuntia spinosior (Engelm.) Toumey
  80. Species Opuntia spinosissima P. Mill.
  81. Species Opuntia spinosoir (Engelm.) Toum.
  82. Species Opuntia standlyi Engelm.
  83. Species Opuntia stricta (Haworth) Haworth, 1812
  84. Species Opuntia strigil Engelm.
  85. Species Opuntia subarmata Griffiths
  86. Species Opuntia superbospina Griffiths
  87. Species Opuntia tetracantha Toumey
  88. Species Opuntia tomentosa Salm-Dyck
  89. Species Opuntia triacantha (Willd.) Sweet
  90. Species Opuntia tuna (L.) Miller
  91. Species Opuntia tunicata (Lehm.) Link & Otto
  92. Species Opuntia valida Griffiths
  93. Species Opuntia versicolor Engelm. ex Coult.
  94. Species Opuntia viridiflora Britt. & Rose
  95. Species Opuntia vivipara Rose
  96. Species Opuntia whipplei Engelm. & Bigelow
  97. Species Opuntia wigginsi L. Benson
  98. Species Opuntia wigginsii L. Benson
  99. Species Opuntia wolfii (L. Benson) M.A. Baker
  100. Species Opuntia abjecta Small accepted as Opuntia triacantha (Willd.) Sweet
  101. Species Opuntia ammophila Small accepted as Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
  102. Species Opuntia antillana Britt. & Rose accepted as Opuntia cubensis Britt. & Rose
  103. Species Opuntia arborescens Engelm. accepted as Opuntia imbricata (Haw.) DC.
  104. Species Opuntia arizonica Griffiths accepted as Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.
  105. Species Opuntia atrocapensis Small accepted as Opuntia stricta (Haworth) Haworth, 1812
  106. Species Opuntia austrina Small accepted as Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
  107. Species Opuntia ballii Rose accepted as Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm.
  108. Species Opuntia barkleyana (Daston) Rowley accepted as Opuntia pulchella Engelm.
  109. Species Opuntia bentonii Griffiths accepted as Opuntia stricta (Haworth) Haworth, 1812
  110. Species Opuntia brachyarthra Engelm. & Bigelow accepted as Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
  111. Species Opuntia brachyclada Griffiths accepted as Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow
  112. Species Opuntia brachyrhopalica (Daston) Rowley accepted as Opuntia pulchella Engelm.
  113. Species Opuntia calcicola Wherry accepted as Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
  114. Species Opuntia californica Engelm. accepted as Opuntia tetracantha Toumey
  115. Species Opuntia camanchica Engelm. & Bigelow accepted as Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.
  116. Species Opuntia canada Griffiths accepted as Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.
  117. Species Opuntia columbiana Griffiths accepted as Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow ex Engelm.
  118. Species Opuntia compressa J.F. Macbr. accepted as Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) P. Mill.
  119. Species Opuntia compressa auct. non J.F. Macbr. accepted as Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
  120. Species Opuntia covillei Britt. & Rose accepted as Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell
  121. Species Opuntia cumulicola Small accepted as Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
  122. Species Opuntia davisii Engelm. & Bigelow accepted as Opuntia tunicata (Lehm.) Link & Otto
  123. Species Opuntia dillei Griffiths accepted as Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck
  124. Species Opuntia dillenii (Ker-Gawl.) Haw. accepted as Opuntia stricta (Haworth) Haworth, 1812
  125. Species Opuntia drummondii Graham accepted as Opuntia pusilla (Haw.) Nutt.
  126. Species Opuntia dulcis Engelm. accepted as Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.
  127. Species Opuntia eburnispina Small accepted as Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
  128. Species Opuntia emoryi auct. non Engelm. accepted as Opuntia parishii Orcutt
  129. Species Opuntia emoryi Engelm. accepted as Opuntia kunzei Rose
  130. Species Opuntia flexospina Griffiths accepted as Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck
  131. Species Opuntia gilvescens Griffiths accepted as Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.
  132. Species Opuntia gracilicylindrica (Wieg. & Backeberg) Rowley accepted as Opuntia pulchella Engelm.
  133. Species Opuntia grandiflora Engelm. accepted as Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm.
  134. Species Opuntia hystricina Engelm. & Bigelow accepted as Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow ex Engelm.
  135. Species Opuntia impedata Small accepted as Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
  136. Species Opuntia juniperina Britt. & Rose accepted as Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
  137. Species Opuntia laevis Coult. accepted as Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.
  138. Species Opuntia lata Small accepted as Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
  139. Species Opuntia leptocarpa MacKensen accepted as Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm.
  140. Species Opuntia lindheimeri Engelm. accepted as Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck
  141. Species Opuntia linguiformis Griffiths accepted as Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck
  142. Species Opuntia longiareolata Clover & Jotter accepted as Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow
  143. Species Opuntia mackensenii Rose accepted as Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm.
  144. Species Opuntia macrantha Gibbes accepted as Opuntia stricta (Haworth) Haworth, 1812
  145. Species Opuntia magnifica Small accepted as Opuntia stricta (Haworth) Haworth, 1812
  146. Species Opuntia mamillata Schott ex Engelm. accepted as Opuntia fulgida Engelm.
  147. Species Opuntia megacarpa Griffiths accepted as Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck
  148. Species Opuntia microcarpa Engelm. ex B.D. Jackson accepted as Opuntia discata Griffiths
  149. Species Opuntia mojavensis Engelm. accepted as Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.
  150. Species Opuntia nitens Small accepted as Opuntia stricta (Haworth) Haworth, 1812
  151. Species Opuntia ochrocentra Small accepted as Opuntia cubensis Britt. & Rose
  152. Species Opuntia opuntia (L.) Karst. accepted as Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
  153. Species Opuntia parryi Engelm. accepted as Opuntia californica (Torr. & Gray) Coville
  154. Species Opuntia pisciformis Small accepted as Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
  155. Species Opuntia plumbea Rose accepted as Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm.
  156. Species Opuntia pollardii Britt. & Rose accepted as Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
  157. Species Opuntia pottsii Salm-Dyck accepted as Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm.
  158. Species Opuntia pygmaea (Wieg. & Backeberg) Rowley accepted as Opuntia pulchella Engelm.
  159. Species Opuntia rafinesquei Engelm. accepted as Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
  160. Species Opuntia rhodantha K. Schum. accepted as Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow ex Engelm.
  161. Species Opuntia rubrifolia Engelm. ex Coult. accepted as Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow ex Engelm.
  162. Species Opuntia rutila Nutt. accepted as Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
  163. Species Opuntia schweriniana K. Schum. accepted as Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
  164. Species Opuntia serpentina Engelm. accepted as Opuntia californica (Torr. & Gray) Coville
  165. Species Opuntia spectatissima (Daston) Rowley accepted as Opuntia pulchella Engelm.
  166. Species Opuntia sphaerocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow accepted as Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
  167. Species Opuntia stanlyi Engelm. accepted as Opuntia kunzei Rose
  168. Species Opuntia tardospina Griffiths accepted as Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck
  169. Species Opuntia tenuiflora Small accepted as Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm.
  170. Species Opuntia tenuispina Engelm. & Bigelow accepted as Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm.
  171. Species Opuntia thornberi Thornb. & Bonker accepted as Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow
  172. Species Opuntia tortispina Engelm. & Bigelow accepted as Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm.
  173. Species Opuntia tracyi Britt. accepted as Opuntia pusilla (Haw.) Nutt.
  174. Species Opuntia treleasei Coult. accepted as Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow
  175. Species Opuntia trichophora (Engelm. & Bigelow) Britt. & Rose accepted as Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
  176. Species Opuntia tricolor Griffiths accepted as Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck
  177. Species Opuntia tuberculosirhopalica (Wieg. & Backeberg) Rowley accepted as Opuntia pulchella Engelm.
  178. Species Opuntia tunoidea Gibbes accepted as Opuntia stricta (Haworth) Haworth, 1812
  179. Species Opuntia turbinata Small accepted as Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
  180. Species Opuntia turgida Small accepted as Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
  181. Species Opuntia ursina A. Weber accepted as Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow ex Engelm.
  182. Species Opuntia vaseyi (Coult.) Britt. & Rose accepted as Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell
  183. Species Opuntia violacea Engelm. accepted as Opuntia macrocentra Engelm.
  184. Species Opuntia vulgaris P. Mill. accepted as Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) P. Mill.
  185. Species Opuntia vulgaris auct. non P. Mill. accepted as Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw.
  186. Species Opuntia whitneyana E.M. Baxter accepted as Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow
  187. Species Opuntia wiegandii (Backeberg) Rowley accepted as Opuntia pulchella Engelm.
  188. Species Opuntia woodsii Backeberg accepted as Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.
  189. Species Opuntia wootonii Griffiths accepted as Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.
  190. Species Opuntia wrightiana E.M. Baxter accepted as Opuntia kunzei Rose
  191. Species Opuntia zebrina Small accepted as Opuntia stricta (Haworth) Haworth, 1812
marine, brackish
recent only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Basionym: Cactus [unranked] Opuntia Linnaeus, 1753. Author given as Mill. in GRIN.  
Taxonomic remark Basionym: Cactus [unranked] Opuntia Linnaeus, 1753. Author given as Mill. in GRIN. [details]
IRMNG (2024). Opuntia (Linnaeus) P. Miller, 1754. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1019831 on 2024-04-20
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997 [details]   

basis of record Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details]   

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]   

verified source for family GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.  [details]   

name verified source Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details]   

current name source GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.  [details]   

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]   

extant flag source GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.  [details]   

habitat flag source as per family [details]   
From other sources
Taxonomic remark Basionym: Cactus [unranked] Opuntia Linnaeus, 1753. Author given as Mill. in GRIN. [details]
To WoRMS 
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