Opuntia subgen. Stenopuntia
Engelm. (1856)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | George Engelmann | 🌵 Published in | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 289 (1856) |
| 🌵 Type | Opuntia stenopetala |
Greek stenos ‘narrow’ + Opuntia. For the “subulate” petals, which distinguished this subgenus from Opuntia subgen. Platopuntia and Opuntia subgen. Cylindropuntia (see Cylindropuntia).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Oct 14). Opuntia subgen. Stenopuntia. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/opuntia-subgen-stenopuntia