Opuntia auberi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia
Species:
O. auberi
Binomial name
Opuntia auberi
Pfeiff., 1840

Opuntia auberi is a flower plant species belonging to the family Cactaceae. It is native to Central America in Cuba and the Antilles.

Description

Opuntia auberi grows in the form of a tree and reaches a height of 3 to 8 meters or more. The branches occur at right angles from the trunk. The stem is cylindrical and has a brown color with glochidia. It is blue-green to gray-green, with large pieces up to 30 centimeters long. The flowers are pink and measure up to 9 cm long.[1][2]

Taxonomy

Opuntia auberi was described by Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer and published in Allgemeine Gartenzeitung in 1840.[3]

Etymology

Opuntia : generic name that comes from the Greek used by Pliny the Elder for a plant that grew around the city of Opus in Greece.[4]

auberi : epithet awarded in honor of the director of the Botanical Garden of Havana Pedro A. Auber.[5][6]

Synonyms

Nopalea auberi [7]

References

  1. ↑ Rebman, Jon P.; Pinkava, Donald J. (December 2001). "Opuntia Cacti of North America: An Overview". The Florida Entomologist. 84 (4): 474. doi:10.2307/3496374. JSTOR 3496374.
  2. ↑ "Opuntia Web | Total Opuntia Site | All About Opuntiads". 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  3. ↑ "Tropicos | Name - Opuntia auberi Pfeiff". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  4. ↑ "Page O". www.calflora.net. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  5. ↑ Eggli, Urs. (2004). Etymological dictionary of succulent plant names. Newton, Leonard E., 1936-. Berlin: Springer. ISBN 3540004890. OCLC 54407693.
  6. ↑ Dietrich, Albert; Otto, Friedrich (1840). Allgemeine Gartenzeitung. Vol. v.8 (1840). Berlin.
  7. ↑ "Opuntia auberi Pfeiff. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
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