Group: Dicot Rank: variety Herbarium Placement: Monsanto, 2nd, B, 210     

Published In: Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 258: 407. 1878. (Smithsonian Misc. Collect.)

Basionym:

Opuntia frutescens var. brevispina Engelm.  Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 3: 309. 1856. (Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts)

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
Concept: Andean Bryophytes Bolivia Checklist Bryophyte Herbarium Flora Mesoamericana Madagascar Catalogue Moss Flora of China System Vascular Herbarium

• class:  Equisetopsida C. Agardh
• subclass:  Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.
• superorder:  Caryophyllanae Takht.
• order:  Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
• family:  Cactaceae Juss.
• genus:  Opuntia Mill.
• species:  Opuntia leptocaulis DC.

Conservation Status:

• CITES Appendix II - Trade controlled to avoid use incompatable with species survival - Global
  • Reference UNEP WCMC 2003. Checkl. CITES Sp. 1–339.
  • Conservation System UNEP WCMC 2003. Checkl. CITES Sp. 1–339.

Other combinations for  Opuntia frutescens var. brevispina Engelm.:

Cylindropuntia leptocaulis var. brevispina (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth Kaktus-ABC 122. 1935. (Kaktus-ABC)