Micropuntia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Cylindropuntieae
Genus: Micropuntia
Species: M. pulchella
Source(s) of checklist:

Korotkova, N. et al. 2022. Micropuntia in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 02. Reference page.

Name

Micropuntia Daston, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 36: 661. 1946.
Type species: Micropuntia brachyrhopalica Daston

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
E. California to W. Utah.

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

Daston, J.S. (1946) Amer. Midl. Naturalist 36: 661.

Additional references

Hochstätter, F. (2013) The Micropuntia complex (Cactaceae, Opuntioideae). Cactus World 31(4): 255–258.
Roberts, E. (2013) Micropuntia: an introduction. Cactus and Succulent Journal 85(1):30-38
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. 2022. Micropuntia in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 02. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Micropuntia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 02. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Micropuntia. Published online. Accessed: Jan 02 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Micropuntia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names