Opuntia howeyi

Opuntia howeyi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

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

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

Name

  • Opuntia howeyi J.A.Purpus, Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 35: 61. 1925.

Note

The specific epithet howeyi honors a Mr. Howey, about whom nothing is known.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico (Zacatecas)

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

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