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Taxon:
Opuntia streptacantha
Lem.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Opuntia
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Opuntioideae
Tribe:
Opuntieae
Nomen number:
25871
Place of publication:
Cact. gen. sp. nov. 62. 1839
Comment:
closely related to
O. ficus-indica
(L.) Mill., and perhaps not specifically distinct
Verified:
08/21/1998
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Opuntia cardona
F. A. C. Weber, nom. inval.
No images
Conservation Status
CITES.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml
Reference(s)
Anderson, E. F.
2001. The cactus family 520.
Backeberg, C.
1977. Das Kakteen Lexikon. 331.
Bravo-Hollis, H. & H. Sánchez-Mejorada.
Las Cactáceas de México, vol. 1 - 1978, vols. 2,3 - 1991
CITES.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml
George, A. S., ed.
1980-. Flora of Australia.
Hosking, J. R. et al.
1988. Distribution and biological control of cactus species in eastern Australia. Pl. Protect. Quart. 3:120.
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
IPGRI.
New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/databases/new_world_fruits_database/search.html
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Reyes-Agüero, J. A. et al.
2005. Systematic notes and a detailed description of
Opuntia ficus-indica
(L.) Mill. (Cactaceae). Agrociencia (Montecillo) 39:395-408.
Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds.
1979-. Flora fanerogámica del Valle de México.
Common names
English
cardona-pear –
Reference(s)
Gracemere-pear –
Reference(s)
Westwood-pear –
Reference(s)
white-spine prickly-pear –
Reference(s)
white-spine-pear –
Reference(s)
Spanish
cardón –
Reference(s)
cenizo –
Reference(s)
chaveño –
Reference(s)
nopal cardón –
Reference(s)
nopal hartón –
Reference(s)
tuna cardona –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
San Luis Potosí
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Zacatecas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Guanajuato
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Hidalgo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
México
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Puebla
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Querétaro
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Tlaxcala
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Queensland
Native
Northern America
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Guanajuato, Hidalgo, México, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Tlaxcala]
Naturalized
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[Queensland]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Human food
fruit
Bravo-Hollis, H. & H. Sánchez-Mejorada.
Las Cactáceas de México, vol. 1 - 1978, vols. 2,3 - 1991
Weed
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Name
References