Opuntia lutea

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Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Opuntieae
Genus: Opuntia
Series: Opuntia ser. Nopalea
Species: Opuntia lutea

Name

Opuntia lutea (Rose) D.R.Hunt, Cactaceae Consensus Init. 4: 6. (1997)

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Nopalea lutea Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 405 (1909)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Central America
      • Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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