Opuntia stapeliae
DC. (1828)
Etymology
π΅ Author(s) | Augustin Pyramus de Candolle | π΅ Published in | MΓ©m. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 117 (1828) |
For the similarity in growth habit (“except for the spines”) to Stapelia caespitosa (= Duvalia caespitosa). Compare Opuntia kleiniae (= Cylindropuntia kleiniae) from the same publication and Tephrocactus duvalioides (= Cumulopuntia boliviana subsp. dactylifera).
Opuntia stapeliae is a synonym of Cylindropuntia tunicata. Christian HeΓ included this species (as Opuntia tunicata) in his Opuntia sect. Stapeliaster (1846).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2023 Jun 07). Opuntia stapeliae. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/opuntia-stapeliae