As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Opuntia
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.
Statistics
Synonyms of Opuntia
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opuntia subg. Platopuntia | in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 289-290. 1856. | wfo-3500004017 | ||
| Cactus unranked opuntia | Sp. Pl.: 468. 1753. | — | wfo-3500004049 | |
| Nopal | Handb. Cacteenk.: 929. 1885. | — | wfo-4000026219 | |
| Nopalea | Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 63-64, 233. 1850. | wfo-4000026220 | ||
| Phyllarthus | Fl. Cuba: 119. 1914. | — | wfo-4000029397 | |
| Platyopuntia | Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Rev. Syst. Kakteen 42 (1935) | wfo-4000030136 | ||
| Plutonopuntia | in Calyx 6(2): 41. 1999. | wfo-4000030432 | ||
| Terecaulis | Buch der Welt: 91. 1842. | — | wfo-4000037790 | |
| Tunas | in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 479. 1916. | wfo-4000039576 | ||
| Chaffeyopuntia | Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Rev. Syst. Kakteen: 42. 1935. | — | wfo-4000042512 | |
| Ficindica | in Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 70. 1880. | wfo-4000042524 | ||
| Subulatopuntia | Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Rev. Syst. Kakteen 10 (1935) | wfo-4000042550 | ||
| Platyopuntia | Kakteen Südamerika 1: 31. 1979. | — | wfo-4000042645 | |
| Cactodendron | ? | wfo-4000049119 |
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