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Opuntia Mill.

This genus name was first published in Gard. Dict. Abr.: 974. 1754.  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000027003.

Synonyms of Opuntia

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Corynopuntia F.M.Knuth Kaktus-ABC 114, 410. 1935. — wfo-4000009410
Tephrocactus Lem. Cactées 88. 1868. wfo-4000037772

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Opuntia:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia acaulis Ekman & Werderm. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 29: 230 1931 wfo-0000386663
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia alfagayucca Karw. ex Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck. 68 1850 wfo-0000386652
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia bahamana Britton & Rose Cact. 1: 203 1919 wfo-0000386525
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia berteroi (Colla) A.E.Hoffm. Cact. Fl. Silvestre Chile 244 1989 wfo-0000386520
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia brachyclada subsp. humistrata (Griffiths) Wiggins & C.B.Wolf Ill. Fl. Pacific States 3: 148 1951 wfo-0001287332
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia brasiliensis subsp. bahiensis (Britton & Rose) P.J.Braun & Esteves Succulentes (France) 74(3): 132 1995 wfo-0001263000
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia chilensis (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 5 1958 wfo-0000386579
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia coccinea Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact. 161 1837 wfo-0000386575
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia compressa var. allairei (Griffiths) Weniger Cacti Southwest 207 1970 — wfo-0001219721
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia compressa var. stenochila (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Weniger Cacti Southwest 211 1970 — wfo-0001289812
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia duvalioides (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 5 1958 wfo-0000385779
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia flexibilis Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact. 161 1837 wfo-0000385750
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia floccosa var. crassior (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13(1): 5 1958 wfo-0001287978
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia floccosa var. ovoides (Rauh & Backeb.) G.D.Rowley Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13(1): 5 1958 wfo-0001287979
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia fulvispina Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact. 164 1837 wfo-0000385739
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia gilliesii Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact. 102 1837 wfo-0000385768
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia hildemanii Frič Möller's Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 42: 377 1927 wfo-0000385856
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia horrida Salm-Dyck ex DC. Prodr. 3: 472 1828 wfo-0000385842
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia hossei (Krainz & Graser) G.D.Rowley Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 5 1958 wfo-0000385815
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia hualpaensis Hester Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 15: 19 1943 wfo-0000385813
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia humahuacana (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 4 1958 wfo-0000385812
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia humilis Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ. 189 1812 wfo-0000385810
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia mesacantha var. microsperma (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) J.M.Coult. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3(7): 429 1896 wfo-0001289832
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia metuenda Pittier J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 26: 41 1936 wfo-0000385618
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia muelleriana (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 6 1958 wfo-0000386542
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia ottonis G.Don Gen. Hist. 3: 172 1834 wfo-0000385709
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia palmadora subsp. catingicola (Werderm.) P.J.Braun & Esteves Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(3): 133 1995 wfo-0001263006
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia philippii F.Haage & M.Schmidt ex Bois Dict. Hort. 939 1898 wfo-0000385721
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia picardae Urb. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 35 1919 wfo-0000385718
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia rafinesquei f. arkansana (Engelm. ex Rumpler) Schelle Handb. Kakteenkult. 50 1907 — wfo-0001219720
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia rafinesquei f. oplocarpa (J.M.Coult.) Schelle Handb. Kakteenkult. 50 1907 wfo-0001219718
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia rahmeri Phil. Anales Mus. Nac. Santiago de Chile 1: 27 1891 wfo-0000386014
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia rutila Nutt. Fl. N. Amer. 1: 555 1840 wfo-0000385996
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia sanctae-barbarae D.R.Hunt Cactaceae Consensus Init. 4: 6 1997 wfo-0000385991
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia setigera (Backeb.) W.T.Marshall Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 17: 114 1945 wfo-0000386080
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia tuberculosirhopalica (Wiegand & Backeb.) G.D.Rowley Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 5 1958 wfo-0000386041
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia urbaniana Werderm. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 29: 229 1931 wfo-0000385983
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia vulgaris var. nana (Vis.) K.Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 715 1898 wfo-0001288889
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia werneri Eggli Bradleya 10: 90 1992 wfo-0000385895
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia whipplei var. multigeniculata (Clokey) L.D.Benson Cacti Arizona (ed. 3) 20 1969 wfo-0001289951
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Opuntia whipplei var. viridiflora (Britton & Rose) L.D.Benson Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 46(2): 79 1974 wfo-0001269369