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Taxon:  Opuntia hyptiacantha F. A. C. Weber



Summary
Genus:
Opuntia
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Opuntioideae
Tribe:
Opuntieae
Nomen number:
25848
Place of publication:
D. G. J. M. Bois, Dict. hort. 2:894. 1898
Comment:
closely related to O. ficus-indica (L.) Mill., and perhaps not specifically distinct
Verified:
08/28/2002 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 matudae Scheinvar
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Reference(s)
  1. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 502.
  2. Backeberg, C. 1958. Die Cactaceae. 519.
  3. Backeberg, C. 1977. Das Kakteen Lexikon. 320.
  4. Bravo-Hollis, H. & H. Sánchez-Mejorada. 1978. Las Cactáceas de México, vol. 1 - 1978, vols. 2,3 - 1991 326.
  5. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  6. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  7. Hunt, D. et al., eds. 2006. The new cactus lexicon
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  9. Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1979-. Flora fanerogámica del Valle de México.
Common names
Spanish
nopal cascarón –
nopal memelo –
tuna cascarona –
tuna chaveña –
tuna memela –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoZacatecas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoAguascalientes 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuanajuato 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, México, Oaxaca, Puebla]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodfruit Bravo-Hollis, H. & H. Sánchez-Mejorada. 1978. Las Cactáceas de México, vol. 1 - 1978, vols. 2,3 - 1991 326.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=25848. Accessed 6 May 2025.