Opuntia elatior

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Opuntieae
Genus: Opuntia
Species: Opuntia elatior

Opuntia elatior Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 4. (1768)

• Homotypic
  • Cactus elatior (Mill.) Willd., Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl.: 84 (1814)
  • Cactus tuna var. elatior (Mill.) Sims, Bot. Mag. 38: t. 1557 (1813)
• Heterotypic
  • Cactus humilis Haw., Misc. Nat.: 187 (1803)
  • Cactus nigricans Haw. in Misc. Nat.: 187 (1803)
  • Cactus opuntia var. polyanthos DC. in Pl. Hist. Succ.: t. 138F (1804)
  • Cactus polyanthos (DC.) Sims in Bot. Mag. 53: t. 2691 (1826)
  • Cactus pseudococcinillifer Bertol. ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 473 (1828)
  • Cactus tuna var. flava Sims in Bot. Mag. 38: t. 1557 (1813)
  • Cactus tuna var. major Roxb. in Hort. Bengal.: 37 (1814)
  • Cactus tuna var. nigricans (Haw.) Sims in Bot. Mag. 38: t. 1557 (1813)
  • Opuntia bergeriana F.A.C.Weber ex A.Berger in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 35: 34 (1904)
  • Opuntia boldinghii Britton & Rose in Cact. 1: 155 (1919)
  • Opuntia coccinea Pfeiff. in Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 161 (1837)
  • Opuntia flexibilis Pfeiff. in Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 161 (1837)
  • Opuntia horrida Salm-Dyck ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 472 (1828)
  • Opuntia humilis Haw. in Syn. Pl. Succ.: 189 (1812)
  • Opuntia ledienii A.Berger in Hortus Mortolensis: 233 (1912), nom. nud.
  • Opuntia maidenii Griffiths in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 46: 201 (1919)
  • Opuntia megalantha Griffiths in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 530 (1916)
  • Opuntia multiflora G.Nicholson in Ill. Dict. Gard. 2: 503 (1886)
  • Opuntia nigricans C.F.Först. in Handb. Cakteenk.: 496 (1846), nom. illeg.
  • Opuntia nigricans (Haw.) Haw. in Syn. Pl. Succ.: 189 (1812)
  • Opuntia polyanthos (DC.) Haw. in Syn. Pl. Succ.: 190 (1812)
  • Opuntia pseudotuna Salm-Dyck in Observ. Bot. Horto Dyck. 3: 7 (1822)
  • Opuntia spinaurea Karw. ex Salm-Dyck in Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1844: 46 (1845)
  • Opuntia tuna var. cubaguensis Gentry in Allan Hancock Atlantic Exped. 6: 11 (1948)
  • Opuntia tuna var. manse Orcutt, in W. Amer. Sci. 7: 157 (1891)

• Miller, P. 1768. The Gardeners Dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery. Ed. 8, 3 volumes (without pagination), John & Francis Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.541 Reference page. 

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Opuntia elatior in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sept. 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Opuntia elatior. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 3 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Opuntia elatior. Accessed: 31 December 2024.Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Opuntia elatior in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 November 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Opuntia elatior. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 December 2024. Reference page.

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