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

Authors:

Engelmann, Georg (George)

Published In: Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 3: 291. 1856. (Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts)

Type-Protologue

Locality: USA. (Texas & Mexico. Chihuahua). near middle course of Rio Grande near Presidio del Norte &c. [and Eagle Pass]

Collector and Number: [Wright s.n.; Bigelow s.n.]

Distribution: USA (Texas)

Institution(s): MO

Note: Engelmann cites Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Cact. 47. 1859 (as B.C.R.) and information in [] is from that source Page 48 and 68 caption for Plate 75 (f. 5-7) lecto.-Benson, Cacti U.S. Mexico 927. 1982. Wright. s.n. Texas

Type Specimens

• LT: Charles (Carlos) Wright - s.n. - MO - (BC:MO-178685/A:2015585). (MO - (BC:MO-178685/A:2015585))
• ST: Charles (Carlos) Wright - s.n. - MO - (BC:MO-178685/A:2015585). (MO - (BC:MO-178685/A:2015585))
• LT: Wright s.n.; 1852; USA: Texas

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
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• 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:

Opuntia engelmannii var. dulcis (Engelm.) J.M. Coult. ex K. Schum.

Opuntia lindheimeri var. dulcis (Engelm.) J.M. Coult.

Projects: IPCN

Keywords: FNA