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Ver. 19.2
April 17th, 2024

412.0000 Family Cactaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 310 (1789), nom. cons.
133 genera, ca. 1700-1800 spp. There has been excessive splitting, leading to over 3000 species in some collectors view. The phylogeny is still somewhat in flux, but is getting more stabilized now. It should be good practice in the future that each ´new species´ description is confirmed by molecular genetics, not only by morphology.
Species listed in database: 1781; hybrids: 77
= Cereaceae DC. & Spreng.(transl.Jameson); Elem. Philos. Pl.: 142 (1821)
= Nopaleaceae Schmid & Curtman; Pflanzenr. 2: 135 (1856)
= Opuntiaceae Desv.; S. Gérardin de Mirecourt & N. A. Desvaux, Dict. Rais. Bot.: 52, 385 (1817)
412.3105 Genus Cylindropuntia (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 117, 410 (1935)
Distribution: SW-USA, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean
Species listed in database: 35; hybrids: 13
= Grusonia subgen.Cylindropuntia (Engelm.) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 43 (2006)
species :
Cylindropuntia abyssi (Hester) Backeb.; Cact. Handb. Kakteenk. 1: 184 (1958)
Name: Peach Springs Canyon Cholla
Distribution: USA (Arizona: Mohave Co.)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Grusonia abyssi (Hester) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 43 (2006)
= Opuntia abyssi Hester; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 15: 193 (1943)
species :
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 124 (1935)
subspecies :
subsp. acanthocarpa
Name: Buckhorn Cholla, Colorado Desert Cholla, Major Cholla, Thornber Cholla
Distribution: USA (Arizona: Mohave Desert, S-Utah)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Grusonia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 43 (2006)
= Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow; Pacif. Rail. Rep. 4: 51. t. 18, f. 1-3 (1856)
variant :
var. thornberi (Thornber & Bonker) Backeb.; Cactaceae 1: 184 (1958)
Name: Thornber cholla
Distribution: USA (Arizona: high desert)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa subsp. thornberi (Thornber & Bonker) Lodé; Cact.-Avent. Int. 98(Suppl.): 3 (2013)
= Opuntia acanthocarpa var. thornberi (Thornber & Bonker) L.D.Benson; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 25: 247 (1944)
= Opuntia thornberi Thornb. & Bonker; Fantastic Clan, 133, 148 (1932) (sine descr. lat.)
subspecies :
subsp. coloradensis (L.D.Benson) U.Guzmán; Cactac. Syst. Init. 16: 16 (2003)
Distribution: USA (SE-California: Mojave desert, S-Nevada, SW-Utah, W-Arizona); Mexico (N-Sonora)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis (L.D.Benson) Pinkava; J. Ariz.-Nev. Acad. Sci. 32(1): 42 (1999)
= Opuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis L.D.Benson; Cacti Ariz., ed. 3: 20 (1969)
subspecies :
subsp. major (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) U.Guzmán; Cactac. Syst. Init. 16: 16 (2003)
Distribution: USA (Arizona: Mohave Desert); Mexico (N-Sonora)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa subsp. ramosa (Peebles) M.A.Baker & Cloud-H.; Madroño 66(3): 93 (2019)
= Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. major (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Pinkava; J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. 32: 42 (1999)
= Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. ramosa (Peebles) Backeb.; Cact.: Handb. Kakteenk. 1: 181 (1958)
= Opuntia acanthocarpa var. major (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) L.D.Benson; Cacti Ariz., ed. 3: 20 (1969)
= Opuntia acanthocarpa var. ramosa Peebles; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 9: 37 (1937)
= Opuntia echinocarpa var. major Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 305 (1856)
= Opuntia echinocarpa var. robustior J.M.Coult.
species :
Cylindropuntia alcahes (F.A.C.Weber) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 127 (1935)
Name: Clavellina
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Ballena Isl.)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia brevispina (H.E.Gates) Backeb.; Cact. Handb. Kakteenk. 1: 205 (1958)
= Grusonia alcahes (F.A.C.Weber) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 43 (2006)
= Opuntia alcahes F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. nat. Paris 1: 321 (1895)
= Opuntia brevispina H.E.Gates; Cact. & Succ. J., Amer. 10: 98 (1938)
variant :
var. burrageana (Britton & Rose) Rebman; J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. 34: 45 (2002)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Sur, neighboring islands)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia alcahes subsp. burrageana (Britton & Rose) U.Guzmán; Cactac. Syst. Init. 16: 16 (2003)
= Cylindropuntia burrageana (Britton & Rose) Backeb.; Cact. Handb. Kakteenk. 1: 205 (1958)
= Opuntia burrageana Britton & Rose; Cactaceae 1: 70 (1919)
variant :
var. gigantensis Rebman; Madroño 62(1): 47, fig. 1, map 2 (2015)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Sur, Sierra de la Giganta)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia alcahes subsp. gigantensis (Rebman) U.Guzmán; Cactac. Syst. Init. 16: 16 (2003)
= Cylindropuntia alcahes subsp. gigantensis (Rebman) Rebman; Madroño 66(3): 93 (2019), isonym
variant :
var. mcgillii Rebman; Madroño 62(1): 50, figs.2 (map), 3 (2015)
Distribution: Mexico (W-Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Camalu to El Rosario)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia alcahes subsp. mcgillii (Rebman) Rebman; Madroño 66(3): 93 (2019), isonym
= Cylindropuntia alcahes subsp. mcgillii (Rebman) U.Guzmán; Cactac. Syst. Init. 16: 16 (2003)
species :
Cylindropuntia anteojoensis (Pinkava) E.F.Anderson; Cact. Succ. J. (U. S. A.) 71(6): 324 (1999), without basionym ref; et Cact. Succ. J. (U. S. A.) 72(1): 46 (2000), with basionym ref.
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Opuntia anteojoensis Pinkava; Madrono 23(5): 293 (1976)
= Grusonia anteojoensis (Pinkava) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 43 (2006)
species :
Cylindropuntia arbuscula (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 123 (1935)
Name: Branched Pencil Cholla, Bush Cholla, Chollita, Chumbera, Pencil Cholla, Tasajo
Distribution: USA (Arizona: Sonoran Desert); Mexico (Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Sonora)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Grusonia arbuscula (Engelm.) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 43 (2006)
= Opuntia arbuscula Engelm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 309 (1857)
species :
Cylindropuntia bernardina (Engelm. ex Parish) M.A.Baker, Cloud-H. & Rebman; Haseltonia 25: 13 (2018)
Distribution: USA (California); Mexico (Sierra San Pedro Martir, San Felipe Desert)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia californica subsp. parkeri (J.M.Coult.) U.Guzmán; Cactac. Syst. Init. 16: 16 (2003)
= Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri (J.M.Coult.) Pinkava; J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. 33: 150 (2001)
= Opuntia bernardina Engelm. ex Parish; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 19: 92 (1892)
= Opuntia californica var. parkeri (J.M.Coult.) Pinkava; Haseltonia 4: 103 (1996)
= Opuntia echinocarpa var. parkeri J.M.Coult.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 446 (1896)
= Opuntia parryi var. bernardina (Engelm. ex Parish) Borg; Cacti (Borg): 107 (1952)
species :
Cylindropuntia bigelowii (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 125 (1935)
subspecies :
subsp. bigelowii
Name: Teddy Bear Cholla, Chollo de Oso, Golden-spined Jumping Cholla, Guerra, Teddy-Bear Cactus, Vellas de coyote
Distribution: SW-USA (Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert, E-California, S-Nevada, Arizona); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Sonora)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Grusonia bigelovii (Engelm.) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 43 (2006)
= Opuntia bigelovii Engelm.; Pacif. Rail. Rep. 4: 50 (1856)
subspecies :
subsp. ciribe (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) U.Guzmán; Cactac. Syst. Init. 16: 16 (2003)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Sur)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia bigelovii var. ciribe (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) Rebman; J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. 34: 45 (2002)
= Cylindropuntia ciribe (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 125 (1935)
= Opuntia bigelovii var. ciribe (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) Marshall; (1941)
= Opuntia ciribe Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.; U. S. Dept. Agric. Contrib. Nat. Herb. 3: 445 (1896)
species :
Cylindropuntia californica (Torr. & A.Gray) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 125 (1935)
subspecies :
subsp. californica
Name: California Cholla
Distribution: USA (S-California: near San Diego); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Sonora)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus californicus Torr. & A.Gray; Fl. N. Amer. 1: 555 (1840)
= Cephalocereus californicus (Torr. & A.Gray) K.Schum.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(6a): 182 (1894)
= Cereus californicus Torr. & A.Gray; Fl. N. Am. 1: 555 (1840)
= Cylindropuntia parryi (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth; Nye kaktusbog: 132 (1930), et Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 124 (1935)
= Grusonia californica (Torr. & A.Gray) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 43 (2006)
= Opuntia californica (Torr. & A.Gray) Coville; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 13: 119 (1899), non Engelm.
= Opuntia parryi Engelm.; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 14: 339 (1852)
= Opuntia parryi var. serpentina (Engelm.) L.D.Benson; (1969)
= Opuntia serpentina Engelm.; Amer. J. Sci. Ser. II. 14: 338 (1852)
subspecies :
subsp. delgadilloana (Rebman & Pinkava) U.Guzmán; Cactac. Syst. Init. 16: 16 (2003)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte: Sierra San Pedro Martir)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia californica var. delgadilloana (Rebman & Pinkava) Rebman; J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. 34: 45 (2002)
= Cylindropuntia delgadilloana Rebman & Pinkava; J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. 33: 154 (2001)
subspecies :
subsp. rosarica (G.E.Linds.) U.Guzmán; Cactac. Syst. Init. 16: 16 (2003)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia californica var. rosarica (G.E.Linds.) Rebman; J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. 34: 45 (2002)
= Cylindropuntia hamiltonii (W.T.Marshall) Backeb.; Cact.: Handb. Kakteenk. 1: 213 (1958)
= Cylindropuntia rosarica (G.E.Linds.) Backeb.; Cact. Handb. Kakteenk. 1: 185 (1958)
= Grusonia hamiltonii W.T.Marshall; W. T. Marshall & T. M. Bock, Cactaceae, 68 (1941), nomen subnudum.
= Opuntia hamiltonii (W.T.Marshall) G.D.Rowley; Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 25 (1958)
= Opuntia rosarica G.E.Linds.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 14: 56 (1942)
species :
Cylindropuntia caribaea (Britton & Rose) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 123 (1935)
Name: Guasabara, Guazabara, Pilotera (Dominican Republic), Chardon, Chat au Volant, Piquant couena, Piquant rouge (Haiti)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti); Trinidad; Colombia (Santander); Isla Margarita; Venezuela (Dependencias Federales, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Lara, Merida, Nueva Esparta, Sucre)
81 HIS TRT VEN 82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia metuenda (Pittier) Backeb.; Cact. Handb. Kakteenk. 1: 174 (1958)
= Grusonia caribaea (Britton & Rose) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44 (2006)
= Opuntia caribaea Britton & Rose; Cactaceae 1: 49 (1919)
= Opuntia metuenda Pittier; J. Washington Acad. Sci. 26: 41 (1936)
species :
Cylindropuntia cedrosensis Rebman; Madroño 62(1): 53 (2015)
Distribution: Mexico (SW-Cedros Isl., W-San Benito Isl.)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia cedrosensis Rebman ex Anderson; The Cactus Family 207 (2001), nom. inval.
species :
Cylindropuntia cholla (F.A.C.Weber) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 125 (1935)
Name: Chain-link Cholla
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Grusonia cholla (F.A.C.Weber) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44 (2006)
= Opuntia cholla F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. nat. Paris. 1: 320 (1895)
species :
Cylindropuntia chuckwallensis M.A.Baker & Cloud-H.; Madroño 61(2): 237 (2014)
Distribution: USA (California)
76 USA
species :
Cylindropuntia davisii (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 124 (1935)
Name: Davis cholla
Distribution: USA (Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico)
74 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Grusonia davisii (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44 (2006)
= Opuntia davisii Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 305 (1856)
= Opuntia tunicata var. davisii (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 124 (1969)
species :
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 124 (1935)
Name: Golden Cholla, Ground Cholla, Silver Cholla, Wiggins´ Cholla
Distribution: USA (Mojave desert, Colorado desert, EC-California, S-California, S-Nevada, SW-Utah, W-Arizona); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Sonora)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus echinocarpus (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Lem.; (1868)
= Cylindropuntia wigginsii (L.D.Benson) H.Rob.; Phytologia 26(3): 175 (1973)
= Grusonia echinocarpa (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44 (2006)
= Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow; Pacif. Railr. Rep. Whipple, Bot. 4(5
= Opuntia echinocarpa var. nuda J.M.Coult.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 446 (1896)
= Opuntia parkeri Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.; Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 3: 446 (1896)
= Opuntia wigginsii L.D.Benson; Cacti Arizona, ed. 3, 19, 32 (1969)
species :
Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 126 (1935)
Name: Boxing-glove Cactus, Boxing-glove Cholla, Brinkadora, Chain-fruit Cholla, Club Cactus, Jumping Cholla, Smooth Chain-fruit Cholla, Sonoran Jumping Cholla
Distribution: USA (Arizona: Sonoran Desert); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Sonora)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia fulgida f. cristata P.V.Heath; Calyx 4: 124 (1994)
= Grusonia fulgida (Engelm.) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44 (2006)
= Opuntia fulgida Engelm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 306 (1856)
variant :
var. mamillata (Schott) Backeb.; Cact. 1: 204 (1958)
Distribution: USA (Arizona); Mexico
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia fulgida f. mamillata (A.Schott ex Engelm.) Guiggi & Verloove; Bradleya 35: 60 (2017)
= Cylindropuntia fulgida subsp. mamillata (A.Schott ex Engelm.) M.H.J.van der Meer; Cact. Phantast. 2022(1)-1: 2 (2022)
= Opuntia fulgida var. mamillata (A.Schott ex Engelm.) J.M.Coult.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 449 (1896)
= Opuntia mamillata A.Schott ex Engelm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 308 (1856)
species :
Cylindropuntia ganderi (C.B.Wolf) Rebman; J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. 33: 150 (2001)
subspecies :
subsp. ganderi
Name: Gander Cholla
Distribution: USA (S-California: San Diego Co., east of the mountains); Mexico (Sonora)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Grusonia ganderi (C.B.Wolf) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44 (2006)
= Opuntia acanthocarpa subsp. ganderi C.B.Wolf; Occas. Pap. Rancho Santa Ana Bot. Gard. 2: 75, fig. 20 (1938)
= Opuntia acanthocarpa var. ganderi (C.B.Wolf) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 33 (1969)
= Opuntia ganderi (C.B.Wolf) Rebman & Pinkava; Haseltonia 4: 103 (1996)
subspecies :
subsp. catavinensis (Rebman) U.Guzmán; Cactac. Syst. Init. 16: 16 (2003)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia ganderi subsp. catavinensis Rebman; Madroño 66(3): 93 (2019)
species :
Cylindropuntia hystrix (Griseb.) Areces; Ciencias (Havana), Ser. 10 15: 4 (1976)
Name: Patana (Cuba)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Grusonia hystrix (Griseb.) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44 (2006)
= Opuntia hystrix Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. 117 (1866)
species :
Cylindropuntia imbricata (Haw.) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 125 (1935)
subspecies :
subsp. imbricata
Name: Abrojo, Candelabrum Cactus, Cane Cactus, Cane Cholla, Cardenche, Cardón, Coyonostyle, Joconostli, Tesajo, Tesajo Macho, Tree Cholla, Vela de Coyote, Xoconostle
Distribution: Germany [I]; Spain [I]; Croatia [I]; Morocco [I]; Tunisia [I]; Libya [I]; Canary Isl. [I]; Namibia [I]; Botswana [I]; South Africa [I] (widespread); Georgia [Caucasus] [I]; Azerbaijan [I]; Australia [I] (Northern Territory [I], South Australia [I], Queensland [I], New South Wales [I], Victoria [I]); USA (Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah); Mexico (Aguascalientes, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Nuevo Leon, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
11 ger 12 spa 13 cro 20 lby mor tun 21 cny 27 bot nam saf 33 aze geo 50 aus 74 USA 76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus bleo Torr.; Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 202 (1827), nom. illeg.
= Cactus cylindricus J.James; Cat. Fl. Pl. Cincinnati: 182 (1879), nom. illeg.
= Cactus imbricatus (Haw.) Lem.; Cactées: 88 (1868)
= Cereus imbricatus Haw.; Saxifrag. Enum. 2: 70 (1821), nom. cons. prop.
= Cylindropuntia arborescens (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth; Nye kaktusbog: 131 (1930)
= Cylindropuntia imbricata var. arborescens (Engelm.) Bulot; Succulentes 2002(numéro spécial): 39 (2002)
= Echinocactus imbricatus (Haw.) Paxton; Pocket Bot. Dict.: 114 (1840)
= Grusonia imbricata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44 (2006)
= Opuntia arborescens Engelm.; Wisliz. Tour N. Mexico. 90 (1848)
= Opuntia costigera Miq.; Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 4: 338 (1859)
= Opuntia cristata Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1844: 49 (1845)
= Opuntia decipiens DC.; Mem. Mus. Par. 17: 118 (1828)
= Opuntia exuviata Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1844: 48 (1845), nom. illeg.
= Opuntia exuviata var. stellata (Salm-Dyck) Lem. ex Labour.; Monogr. Cact.: 492 (1853)
= Opuntia exuviatostellata Lem. ex Labour.; Monogr. Cact.: 492 (1853)
= Opuntia galeottii De Smet ex Miq.; Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 4: 337 (1859)
= Opuntia imbricata (Haw.) DC.; Prod. 3: 471 (1828)
= Opuntia imbricata var. arborescens (Engelm.) A.D.Zimmerman; Cacti Trans-Pecos 103 (2004)
= Opuntia imbricata var. ramosior Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 249 (1850)
= Opuntia imbricata var. tenuior Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 249 (1850)
= Opuntia magna Griffiths; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 27: 6 (1914)
= Opuntia ruthei A.Berger; Hortus Mortolensis: 235 (1912)
= Opuntia stellata Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1844: 48 (1845)
= Opuntia vexans Griffiths; Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 28 (1911)
subspecies :
subsp. argentea (M.S.Anthony) U.Guzmán; Cactac. Syst. Init. 16: 16 (2003)
Distribution: USA (Texas: Big Bend NP)
77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia imbricata var. argentea (M.S.Anthony) Backeb.; Cact.: Handb. Kakteenk. 1: 195 (1958)
= Opuntia imbricata var. argentea M.S.Anthony; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 55: 236 (1956)
subspecies :
subsp. lloydii (Rose) U.Guzmán; Cactac. Syst. Init. 16: 17 (2003)
Distribution: Mexico
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia lloydii (Rose) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 125 (1935)
= Opuntia imbricata var. lloydii (Rose) Bravo; Cact. Suc. Mex. 17(4): 119 (1972)
= Opuntia lloydii Rose; Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 12: 292 (1909)
subspecies :
subsp. rosea (DC.) M.A.Baker; Madroño 66: 93 (2019)
Name: Cardenche, Cardo
Distribution: Namibia [I]; South Africa [I]; Mexico (Ciudad de Mexico, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Mexico State, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tlaxcala, Veracruz); Peru [I]
27 nam saf 79 MEX 83 per
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus subquadriflorus Moc. & Sessé ex DC.; Prodr. 3: 471 (1828)
= Cylindropuntia imbricata var. rosea (DC.) M.A.Baker; Haseltonia 25: 13 (2018)
= Cylindropuntia pallida (Rose) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 126 (1935)
= Cylindropuntia rosea (DC.) Backeb.; Cact. Handb. Kakteenk. 1: 197 (1958)
= Cylindropuntia rosea var. atrorosea Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. 3: 5 (1963)
= Grusonia rosea (DC.) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 45 (2006)
= Opuntia pallida Rose; Smithson. Misc. Coll. 50: 507 (1908)
= Opuntia rosea DC.; Prod. 3: 471 (1828)
subspecies :
subsp. spinosior (Engelm.) M.A.Barker, Cloud-H. & Majure; Madroño 66: 93 (2019)
Name: Cane Cholla, Spiny Cholla
Distribution: USA (New Mexico, Arizona); Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia imbricata var. spinosior (Engelm.) M.A.Baker, Cloud-H. & Majure; Haseltonia 25: 13 (2018)
= Cylindropuntia spinosior (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 126 (1936)
= Grusonia spinosior (Engelm.) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 45 (2006)
= Opuntia spinosior (Engelm.) Toumey; Bot. Gaz. 25: 119 (1898)
= Opuntia spinosior var. neomexicana Toumey; Bot. Gaz. 25: 119 (1898)
= Opuntia whipplei var. spinosior Engelm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 307 (1856)
subspecies :
subsp. spinotecta (Griffiths) M.A.Baker; Madroño 66: 95 (2019)
Distribution: Mexico (Durango, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia imbricata var. spinotecta (Griffiths) M.A.Baker; Haseltonia 15: 119 (2009)
= Opuntia spinotecta Griffiths; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 27: 24 (1914)
species :
Cylindropuntia kleiniae (DC.) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 123 (1935)
Name: Cardoncillo, Klein´s Cholla, Tasajillo, Tasajo
Distribution: USA (Texas, New Mexico); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia caerulescens (Griffiths) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 123 (1936)
= Cylindropuntia recondita (Griffiths) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 124 (1935)
= Grusonia kleiniae (DC.) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44 (2006)
= Opuntia caerulescens Griffiths; Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 20: 86 (1909)
= Opuntia kleiniae DC.; Mem. Mus. Par. 17: 118 (1828)
= Opuntia kleiniae var. gilensis M.A.Fisch.; Tax. Rel.: 41 (1962)
= Opuntia kleiniae var. laetevirens Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 73 (1850)
= Opuntia recondita Griffiths; Monatsschr. Kakteenkd. 23: 131 (1913)
= Opuntia wrightii Engelm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 308 (1857)
species :
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis (DC.) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 122 (1935)
Name: Alfilerillo, Catalinaria, Desert Christmas Cactus, Desert Christmas Cholla, Tasajillo, Tasajo
Distribution: South Africa [I]; USA (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Nuevo Leon, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
27 saf 74 USA 76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia brittonii (J.G.Ortega) Backeb.; Cact.: Handb. Kakteenk. 1: 171 (1958)
= Cylindropuntia leptocaulis f. longispina (Engelm.) Guiggi; Kakt. u. a. Sukk. 69(5): 157 (2018)
= Cylindropuntia leptocaulis var. glauca Backeb.; Cact.: Handb. Kakteenk. 6: 3583 (1962)
= Cylindropuntia leptocaulis var. longispina (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 122 (1936)
= Cylindropuntia mortolensis (Britton & Rose) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 122 (1936)
= Grusonia leptocaulis (DC.) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44 (2006)
= Opuntia brittonii J.G.Ortega; México Forest. 6: 68 (1928)
= Opuntia fragilis var. frutescens Engelm. & A.Gray; Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 245 (1845)
= Opuntia frutescens Engelm.; Bost. J. Nat. Hist. 5: 245 (1845)
= Opuntia frutescens var. brevispina Engelm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 309 (1856)
= Opuntia frutescens var. longispina Engelm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 309 (1856)
= Opuntia gracilis Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 172 (1837)
= Opuntia gracilis var. subpatens Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 73 (1850)
= Opuntia leptocaulis DC.; Mem. Mus Par. 17: 118 (1828)
= Opuntia leptocaulis f. brevispina (Engelm.) Schelle; Kakteen: 54 (1926)
= Opuntia leptocaulis f. longispina (Engelm.) Schelle; Handb. Kakteenkult. 41 (1907)
= Opuntia leptocaulis f. vaginata (Engelm.) Schelle; Kakteen: 54 (1926)
= Opuntia leptocaulis var. badia A.Berger; Kakteen: 59 (1929)
= Opuntia leptocaulis var. brevispina (Engelm.) S.Watson; Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 258: 407 (1878)
= Opuntia leptocaulis var. brittoni (J.G.Ortega) Bravo; Cact. Suc. Mex. 17(4): 119 (1972)
= Opuntia leptocaulis var. longispina (Engelm.) A.Berger; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 450 (1905)
= Opuntia leptocaulis var. pluriseta A.Berger; Kakteen: 59 (1929)
= Opuntia leptocaulis var. robustior A.Berger; Kakteen: 59 (1929)
= Opuntia leptocaulis var. stipata J.M.Coult.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 456 (1896), nom. superfl.
= Opuntia leptocaulis var. vaginata (Engelm.) S.Watson; Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 258: 407 (1878)
= Opuntia mortolensis Britton & Rose; Cact. 1: 47 (1919)
= Opuntia ramulifera Salm-Dyck; Hort. Dyck.: 360 (1834)
= Opuntia stipata K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 679 (1898)
= Opuntia vaginata Engelm.; Wisliz. Tour N. Mexico, 100 (1848)
= Opuntia virgata Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 173 (1837)
species :
Cylindropuntia libertadensis Rebman; Madroño 62(1): 58 (2015)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte)
79 MEX
species :
Cylindropuntia lindsayi (Rebman) Rebman; J. Ariz.-Nev. Acad. Sci. 34(1): 45 (2001)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Grusonia lindsayi (Rebman) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44 (2006)
= Opuntia lindsayi Rebman; Cact. Succ. J. (U. S. A.) 69(2): 67 (1997)
species :
Cylindropuntia molesta (Brandegee) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 126 (1935)
subspecies :
subsp. molesta
Name: Agujilla
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia calmalliana (J.M.Coult.) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 125 (1935)
= Grusonia molesta (Brandegee) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44 (2006)
= Opuntia calmalliana J.M.Coult.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 453 (1896)
= Opuntia molesta Brandegee; Proc. Calif. Acad. Ser. II. 2: 164 (1889)
subspecies :
subsp. clavellina (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) U.Guzmán; Cactac. Syst. Init. 16: 17 (2003)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Sur)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia clavellina (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 124 (1935)
= Cylindropuntia molesta var. clavellina (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) Rebman; J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. 34: 45 (2002)
= Opuntia clavellina Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 444 (1896)
species :
Cylindropuntia munzii (C.B.Wolf) Backeb.; Kakteenlex. 113 (1966), pro hybr.
Name: Munz´ Cholla
Distribution: USA (S-California: Colorado desert, Riverside Co., Imperial Co.); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Sonora)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Grusonia munzii (C.B.Wolf) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44 (2006)
= Opuntia munzii C.B.Wolf; Occas. Papers, Rancho Santa Ana Bot. Gard. Ser. I. 79 (1938)
species :
Cylindropuntia perrita (Griffiths) Majure; Willdenowia 51(2): 264 (2021)
Distribution: Mexico (San Luis Potosí)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia recondita var. perrita (Griffiths) Backeb.; Cactaceae (Backeberg) 1: 178 (1958)
= Opuntia perrita Griffiths; Rep. [Annual] Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 33, tab. 13-14 (1911)
= Opuntia recondita var. perrita (Griffiths) G.D.Rowley; Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 25 (1958)
species :
Cylindropuntia prolifera (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 126 (1935)
Name: Coastal Cholla, Jumping Cholla
Distribution: USA (S-California: coastal, Santa Rosa Isl., Santa Cruz Isl., San Nicolas Isl., Santa Catalina Isl., San Clemente Isl., Anacapa Isl.); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Sonora); Isla Guadalupe
76 USA 79 GLP MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Grusonia prolifera (Engelm.) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 45 (2006)
= Opuntia prolifera Engelm.; Amer. J. Sci. Ser. II. 14: 338 (1852)
species :
Cylindropuntia ramosissima (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 122 (1935)
Name: Diamond Cholla, Branched Pencil Cholla
Distribution: USA (California: S-Mojave desert, Colorado desert, S-Nevada, S-Arizona, W-Arizona); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Sonora)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia ramosissima var. cristata (K.Schum.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 142 (1994)
= Grusonia ramosissima (Engelm.) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 45 (2006)
= Opuntia ramosissima Engelm.; Amer. J. Sci. Ser. II. 14: 339 (1852)
= Opuntia tesselata Engelm.; Pacif. Railr. Rep. Whipple, Bot. 4(5
= Opuntia tesselata var. cristata K.Schum.; Monatsschr. Kakteenkd. 8: 70 (1898)
species :
Cylindropuntia sanfelipensis (Rebman) Rebman; J. Ariz.-Nev. Acad. Sci. 34(1): 45 (2001)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Grusonia sanfelipensis (Rebman) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 45 (2006)
= Opuntia sanfelipensis Rebman; Haseltonia 6: 17 (1998 publ. 1999)
species :
Cylindropuntia santamaria (E.M.Baxter) Rebman; J. Ariz.-Nev. Acad. Sci. 34(1): 45 (2001)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Sur, Magdalena Isl.)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Grusonia santamaria E.M.Baxter; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 6: 60 (1934), cum descr.
= Opuntia santamaria (E.M.Baxter) Wiggins; Shreve & Wiggins, Veg. Fl. Sonoran Des. 2: 966 (1964)
species :
Cylindropuntia tesajo (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 122 (1935)
Name: Pencil Cholla, Tesajo
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia tesajo var. cineracea (Wiggins) Backeb.; Cact.: Handb. Kakteenk. 1: 173 (1958)
= Grusonia tesajo (Engelm.) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 45 (2006)
= Opuntia cineracea Wiggins; Contrib. Dudley Herb., Stanford Univ. 3: 285 (1943)
= Opuntia tesajo Engelm.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 448 (1896)
species :
Cylindropuntia thurberi (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 124 (1935)
subspecies :
subsp. thurberi
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Grusonia thurberi (Engelm.) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 45 (2006)
= Opuntia thurberi Engelm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 308 (1857)
subspecies :
subsp. alamosensis (Britton & Rose) U.Guzmán; Cactac. Syst. Init. 16: 17 (2003)
Distribution: Mexico (Sinaloa)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia alamosensis (Britton & Rose) Backeb.; Cact. Handb. Kakteenk. 1: 177 (1958)
= Opuntia alamosensis Britton & Rose; Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 23: 1676 (1926)
= Opuntia thurberi var. alamosensis (Britton & Rose) Bravo; Cact Suc. Mex. 17(4): 119 (1972)
subspecies :
subsp. versicolor (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) M.A.Baker; Madroño 66: 95 (2019)
Name: Morada Cholla, Staghorn Cholla
Distribution: USA (Arizona: Sonoran Desert); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Chihuahua, Sonora)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia versicolor (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 125 (1936)
= Grusonia versicolor (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 45 (2006)
= Opuntia arborescens var. versicolor (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) Dams; Monatsschr. Kakteenkd. 14: 3 (1904)
= Opuntia thurberi subsp. versicolor (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) Felger; J. Arizona Acad. Sci. 6: 83 (1970)
= Opuntia versicolor Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 452 (1896)
species :
Cylindropuntia tunicata (Lehm.) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 126 (1935)
Name: Abrojo, Clavellina, Coyonoxtle, Sheathed Cholla, Tencholote
Distribution: Australia [I] (South Australia [I]); USA (Texas); Mexico (Aguascalientes, Coahuila, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Nuevo Leon, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Zacatecas); Cuba [I]; Colombia [I]; Ecuador [I]; Peru [I]; Bolivia [I]; Argentina [I]; Chile [I] (Tarapacá [I], Antofagasta [I], Atacama [I], Coquimbo [I])
50 aus 77 USA 79 MEX 81 cub 82 clm 83 bol ecu per 85 arg cle
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus tunicatus Lehm.; Index Seminum (HBG, Hamburgensis) 1827: 17 (1827)
= Cylindropuntia tunicata var. aricensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 3: 890 (1980)
= Cylindropuntia tunicata var. chilensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamer. 3: 889 (1980)
= Grusonia tunicata (Lehm.) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 45 (2006)
= Opuntia exuviata DC.; Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 118 (1828)
= Opuntia exuviata var. angustior DC.; Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 118 (1828)
= Opuntia exuviata var. spinosior DC.; Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 118 (1828)
= Opuntia exuviata var. viridior Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1844: 48 (1845)
= Opuntia furiosa H.L.Wendl.; Cat. Hort. Herrenhus.: ? (1835)
= Opuntia puelchana A.Cast.; Physis (Buenos Aires) 9: 101 (1928)
= Opuntia stapeliae DC.; Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 117 (1828)
= Opuntia tunicata (Lehm.) Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 170 (1837)
= Opuntia tunicata var. chilensis (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.; Cact. Fl. Silvestre Chile: 242 (1989)
= Opuntia tunicata var. laevior Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 73 (1850)
= Opuntia undulata Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 170 (1837), pro syn.
species :
Cylindropuntia waltoniorum Rebman; Madroño 62(1): 60 (2015)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte)
79 MEX
species :
Cylindropuntia whipplei (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.M.Knuth (Peebles) M.A.Baker; Madroño 66: 95 (2019)
subspecies :
subsp. enodis
Distribution: USA (SE-Nevada, SE-California, NW-Arizona)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia whipplei var. enodis (Peebles) Backeb.; Cact.: Handb. Kakteenk. 1: 180 (1958)
= Opuntia whipplei var. enodis Peebles; J. Washington Acad. Sci. 30: 473 (1940)
species :
Cylindropuntia wolfii (L.D.Benson) M.A.Baker; J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. 33: 150 (2001)
Distribution: USA (S-California: San Diego Co., Imperial Co.); Mexico (Baja California Norte)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Grusonia wolfii (L.D.Benson) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 45 (2006)
= Opuntia echinocarpa var. wolfii L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 33 (1969), with two gatherings designated as holotype
= Opuntia wolfii (L.D.Benson) M.A.Baker; Madroño 39(2): 108 (1992)
species :
Cylindropuntia ×antoniae P.V.Heath; Calyx 4: 142 (1994)
Distribution: USA (W-Texas); N-Mexico
77 USA 79 MEX
Remarks: C. kleiniae x C. leptocaulis
species :
Cylindropuntia ×campii (M.A.Baker & Pinkava) M.A.Baker & Pinkava; J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. 33(2): 150 (2001)
Distribution: USA (Arizona)
76 USA
Remarks: Opuntia acanthocarpa x bigelovii
Synonyms: hidden
= Opuntia ×campii M.A.Baker & Pinkava; Cact. Succ. J. (USA.) 71(6): 320 (1999)
species :
Cylindropuntia ×cardenche (Griffiths) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 126 (1936)
Distribution: Mexico (San Luis Potosí)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia imbricata subsp. cardenche (Griffiths) U.Guzmán; Cactac. Syst. Init. 16: 16 (2003)
= Opuntia imbricata var. cardenche (Griffiths) Bravo; Cact. Suc. Mex. 17: 119 (1972)
= Opuntia ×cardenche Griffiths; Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 259 (1908)
species :
Cylindropuntia ×congesta (Griffiths) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 123 (1936)
Distribution: USA (Arizona)
76 USA
Remarks: Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. thornberi x whipplei
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia arbuscula var. congesta (Griffiths) Backeb.; Cact.: Handb. Kakteenk. 1: 174 (1958)
= Grusonia ×congesta (Griffiths) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44 (2006)
= Opuntia arbuscula var. congesta (Griffiths) G.D.Rowley; Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 25 (1958)
= Opuntia ×congesta Griffiths; Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 20: 88 (1909)
species :
Cylindropuntia ×deserta (Griffiths) Pinkava; J. Ariz.-Nev. Acad. Sci. 32(1): 42 (1999)
Distribution: USA (SE-California, S-Nevada)
76 USA
Remarks: Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis x echinocarpa
Synonyms: hidden
= Opuntia ×deserta Griffiths; Monatsschr. Kakteenkd. 23: 132 (1913)
= Grusonia ×deserta (Griffiths) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44 (2006)
species :
Cylindropuntia ×fosbergii (C.B.Wolf) Rebman, M.A.Baker & Pinkava; J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. 33(2): 150 (2001)
Name: Mason Valley Cholla
Distribution: USA (SE-California: Imperial Co.)
76 USA
Remarks: Cylindropuntia bigelovii x echinocarpa
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia bigelovii var. ×hoffmannii (Fosberg) Backeb.; (1966)
= Grusonia ×fosbergii (C.B.Wolf) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44 (2006)
= Opuntia bigelovii var. hoffmannii Fosberg; Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 32: 121 (1933)
= Opuntia fosbergii C.B.Wolf; Occas. Papers, Rancho Santa Ana Bot. Gard. Ser. I. 79 (1938)
species :
Cylindropuntia ×grantiorum P.V.Heath; Calyx 4: 142 (1994)
Distribution: USA (Arizona)
76 USA
Remarks: C. spinosior x C. versicolor
species :
Cylindropuntia ×kelvinensis (V.E.Grant & K.A.Grant) P.V.Heath; (1994), pro sp.
Distribution: USA (Arizona)
76 USA
Remarks: Cylindropuntia fulgida x spinosior
Synonyms: hidden
= Opuntia ×kelvinensis V.E.Grant & K.A.Grant; Evolution 25(1): 155 (1971)
= Grusonia ×kelvinensis (V.E.Grant & K.A.Grant) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44 (2006)
species :
Cylindropuntia ×multigeniculata (Clokey) Backeb.; Cact. Handb. Kakteenk. 1: 186 (1958)
Name: Blue Diamond Cholla
Distribution: USA (Nevada)
76 USA
Remarks: Cylindropuntia echinocarpa x whipplei
Synonyms: hidden
= Opuntia multigeniculata Clokey; Madrono 7: 69 (1943)
= Opuntia whipplei var. multigeniculata (Clokey) L.D.Benson; Cacti Ariz., ed. 3: 20 (1969)
species :
Cylindropuntia ×neoarbuscula (Griffiths) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 123 (1936)
Distribution: USA (Arizona)
76 USA
Remarks: Cylindropuntia arbuscula x spinosior
Synonyms: hidden
= Opuntia ×neoarbuscula Griffiths; Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 260 (1908)
= Grusonia ×neoarbuscula (Griffiths) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44 (2006)
species :
Cylindropuntia ×tetracantha (Toumey) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 124 (1935)
Name: Popular Cholla
Distribution: USA (Arizona)
76 USA
Remarks: Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. major x leptocaulis
Synonyms: hidden
= Grusonia ×tetracantha (Toumey) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 45 (2006)
= Opuntia kleiniae var. tetracantha (Toumey) W.T.Marshall
= Opuntia ×californica Engelm.; Emory, Not. Milit. Reconn. 2: 158 (1848), nom. prov.
= Opuntia ×tetracantha Toumey; Gard. & Forest 9: 432 (1896)
species :
Cylindropuntia ×viridiflora (Britton & Rose) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 124 (1935)
Distribution: USA (New Mexico)
77 USA
Remarks: Cylindropuntia imbricata x whipplei
Synonyms: hidden
= Cylindropuntia ×anasaziensis D.J.Barnett & Donnie Barnett; Cact. Colorado: 247 (2016)
= Cylindropuntia ×media P.V.Heath; Calyx 4: 142 (1994), no type.
= Grusonia ×viridiflora (Britton & Rose) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 45 (2006)
= Opuntia whipplei var. viridiflora (Britton & Rose) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (USA). 46(2): 79 (1974)
= Opuntia ×viridiflora Britton & Rose; Cact. 1: 55 (1919)
species :
Cylindropuntia ×vivipara (Rose) F.M.Knuth; Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 124 (1935)
Distribution: USA (Arizona)
76 USA
Remarks: Cylindropuntia arbuscula x versicolor
Synonyms: hidden
= Opuntia ×vivipara Rose; Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 52: 153 (1910)
= Grusonia ×vivipara (Rose) G.D.Rowley; Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 45 (2006)
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A complete, synonymic checklist of the Higher Plants of the World


Version 19.2 (April 17th, 2024)

Covering 354,696 accepted species,
8,644 hybrids, 47,758 accepted infraspecific taxa and 996,379 synonyms,
in total 1,407,477* names

[*about 25,000 dubious, "unplaced" names and about 4,000 invalid names (Art. 24.3) like "typicus" are deliberately omitted]


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Arranged in linear phylogenetic sequence reflecting true relationships

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