Group: Dicot Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Bayer, 2nd, B, 210

Authors:

Engelmann, Georg (George)
Bigelow, John Milton

Published In: Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 3: 305–306. 1856. (Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts)
Annotation: Engelmann & Bigelow cite place of publication as P.R. Rep. (=Descr. Cact. in TL2)[page 49, T 18, f, 5–10 & T24, f.8]. But Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts probably published first.

Type-Protologue

Locality: USA. [Arizona] In the Colorado valley near the mouth of William's river [see Descr. Cact. 49]

Collector and Number: Bigelow s.n.

Distribution: USA

Note: Benson, Cacti U.S. Canada 912. 1982. NT: Benson 10374 (POM274071). USA. California. San Bernardino Co.

Type Specimens

• NT: Lyman D. Benson - 10374 - POM - (/A:274071). (POM - (/A:274071))

  • Annotation: but Coulter cites Bigelow collection at MO
  • Neotype designated by:  Benson, L. D. 1982. Cact. U.S. Canada 912. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1982, Stanford, CA.

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
Concept: Andean Bryophytes Bolivia Checklist Catalogue of New World Grasses Ecuador Catalogue Flora Mesoamericana Madagascar Catalogue Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica Moss Flora of China Peru Checklist Philippine Bryophytes System    details

• class:  Equisetopsida C. Agardh
• subclass:  Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.
• superorder:  Caryophyllanae Takht.
• order:  !Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
• family:  !!Cactaceae Juss.
• genus:  Opuntia Mill.

Conservation Status:

• CITES Appendix II - Trade controlled to avoid use incompatible with species survival - Global
  • Reference UNEP WCMC. 2003. Checkl. CITES Sp. 1–339. UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge.
  • Conservation System UNEP WCMC. 2003. Checkl. CITES Sp. 1–339. UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge.

Other names for this basionym:

Cactus echinocarpus (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) Lem.

Cylindropuntia echinocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth

Projects: IPCN , VPA

Keywords: BCA, FNA