Opuntiopsis
C.Knebel, nom. illeg. (1929)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Curt Knebel |
Opuntia + Greek –opsis ‘looking like’. Presumably for the Opuntia-like phylloclades. At the time of publication (Möllers Deutsche Gärtner-Zeitung 44: 34. 1929) this was an illegitimate younger synonym of Epiphyllanthus, which is now included in Schlumbergera. It is not a synonym of Rhipsalis, as is claimed in GBIF.
Rhabdonia sect. Opuntiopsis J.Agardh is a group of red algae with a somewhat Opuntia-like habit.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Jul 15). Opuntiopsis. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/opuntiopsis