Opuntia polyacantha
Haw. (1819)
Etymology
π΅ Author(s) | Adrian Hardy Haworth |
Greek poly βmanyβ + Greek akantha βspineβ. Haworth gave the species the English name “Many-spined Opuntia”. Published as a new name for Cactus ferox Nutt. (Latin ferox ‘fierce’), which is an illegitimate younger homonym of Cactus ferox Willd. (= Consolea moniliformis).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Opuntia polyacantha. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/opuntia-polyacantha