Opuntia monacantha Haw.

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Name scientific

Opuntia monacantha Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ. 81 (1819)

Preferred name

Opuntia monacantha Haw.

Taxonomy reference

Leuenberger, B.E. 1993: Interpretation and typification of Cactus opuntia L., Opuntia vulgaris Mill., and 0. humifusa (Rafin.) Rafin. (Cactaceae). Taxon 42: 419–429.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Exotic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Healy, A.J. (1959)

Nomenclature

Original authors

Haw.

Authors

Haw.

Publication place

Haworth, A.H. 1819: Supplementum Plantarum Succulentarum ... J. Harding, London.

Year published

1819

Publication page

Not based on Cactus monacanthos Willd. Haworth 1819 refers to the Willd. taxon “Cactus monacanthos” with a question mark and changes the ending. The basonym “Cactus monoacanthos” can’t be typified as a specimen has not been located, we are not constrained to use the spelling “monoacanthos" and the Greek ending "-os"can be changed to a Latin ending ("-a") for the combination in Opuntia.

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Opuntia monacantha Haw.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Opuntia monacantha

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Opuntia

Species

monacantha

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Synonyms

Descriptions

Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Opuntia vulgaris Mill.

Description

Plants to 4-5 m high, often with thick cylindric trunk. Stem segments to c. 30 cm long, often much less, ± ovate to oblong or obovate, flattened; base narrowed. Areoles villous and with brownish glochids; spines 1-2 per areole, 1-4 cm long. Fls on margins of stem segments, 5-9 cm diam. Sepals and petals 3-4 cm long, yellow, with red tinge or median red stripe on outside of outer petals, ovate. Filaments white or greenish. Stigmas c. 5 mm long. Fr. 5-7.5 × 3-4.5 cm, obovoid, reddish purple, fleshy, spineless; apex with large round depression. Pulp pale green or greenish white.