Opuntia crystalenia
Griffiths (1916)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | David Griffiths | 🌵 Published in | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 528 (1916) |
Spanish nopal cristilena (= cristalina?), vernacular name for this species (Griffiths inventory number 8030) in Cárdenas (San Luis Potosí?), Mexico (Griffiths in Bull. Bur. Pl. Industr. U.S.D.A. XIV: 111. 1907). From Spanish cristalino ‘crystalline’? According to Crook & Mottram (Bradleya 14: 99-144. 1996) the name refers to the edible fruits.
Opuntia “albicarpa” ‘Cristalina’ is one of the most important commercial Opuntia cultivars in Mexico (Gallegos Vazquez & al. in Acta Hort. 728: 17-28. 2006).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Jul 15). Opuntia crystalenia. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/opuntia-crystalenia