Cumulopuntia boliviana

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Tephrocacteae
Genus: Cumulopuntia
Species: Cumulopuntia boliviana
Subspecies: C. b. subsp. boliviana – C. b. subsp. dactylifera – C. b. subsp. echinacea – C. b. subsp. ignescens
Name

Cumulopuntia boliviana (Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 2: 399. 1980.

Synonyms

Opuntia boliviana Salm-Dyck in Allg. Gartenzeitung 13: 388. 1845 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Tephrocactus bolivianus (Salm-Dyck) Kreuz., Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Rev. Syst. Kakteen: 41. 1935 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Maihueniopsis bolivianum (Salm-Dyck) R.Kiesling in Darwiniana 25(1–4): 207–209, f. 12. 1984 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Austrocylindropuntia boliviana (Salm-Dyck) G.D.Rowley in Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 42. 2006 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Opuntia cucumiformis Griffiths in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 524. 1916 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Tephrocactus rarissimus Backeb., Kaktus-ABC: 108, 410. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Kiesling & al. 2014
Opuntia rarissima (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 6. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Tephrocactus wilkeanus Backeb., Kaktus-ABC: 108, 410. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Opuntia wilkeana (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 6. 1958 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Tephrocactus minor Backeb. in Cactus (Paris) 38: 250. 1953 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Tephrocactus pentlandii var. fuauxianus Backeb. in Cactus (Paris) 38: 250. 1953 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Opuntia pentlandii var. fuauxiana (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 6. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Opuntia rossiana var. fuauxiana (Backeb.) Kiessling, Tephrocactus u. and. Feigenkakt.: 244. 2000 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Tephrocactus asplundii Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 9. 1957 ["1956"] syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Opuntia asplundii (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 5. 1958 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Tephrocactus pyrrhacanthus var. leucoluteus Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 9. 1957 ["1956"] syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Opuntia pyrrhacantha var. leucolutea (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 6. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Tephrocactus microclados Backeb., Cactaceae 6: 3599. 1962 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Tephrocactus catacanthus Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 3: 14. 1963 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Tephrocactus curvispinus Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 3: 14. 1963 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Tephrocactus flexispinus Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 3: 14. 1963 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Tephrocactus melanacanthus Backeb., Descr. Cact. Nov. 3: 15. 1963 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Tephrocactus pentlandii var. adpressus Backeb., Kakteenlex.: 427. 1966 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Tephrocactus virgultus Backeb., Kakteenlex.: 430. 1966 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Cumulopuntia famatinensis F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 2: 400. 1980 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Cumulopuntia pampana F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 2: 402. 1980 syn. sec. Hunt 2016

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Western South America
Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Chile North, Peru

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

Ritter, F. (1980) Kakteen Südamerika 2: 399.

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 Open access Reference page.

Links

Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Cumulopuntia boliviana in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 18. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cumulopuntia boliviana in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cumulopuntia boliviana. Published online. Accessed: Jan 18 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Cumulopuntia boliviana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jan 2022.
LLIFLE - Encyclopedia of living forms 2013-2016. Cumulopuntia boliviana in LLIFLE. Published on internet. Accessed: 2016 Jan 19.

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