Opuntia basilaris
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Opuntia basilaris is a species of plant in the genus of Opuntia ( Opuntia ) from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet basilaris means 'coming from the bottom, here: branched from the base'.
description
Opuntia basilaris grows shrubby and forms dense, low cushions with a stature height of up to 50 centimeters and a width of up to 2 meters. The inverted egg-shaped to round to oblong to wedge-shaped shoot sections are blue-green and often have a purple hue. They are velvety and are 5 to 20 centimeters long, 4 to 10 centimeters wide and up to 1.5 centimeters thick. The areoles , which are usually round , have brown glochids that are up to 3 millimeters long. Thorns are usually absent.
The cherry-red to yellow, rarely white, flowers reach a length and a diameter of 5 to 7.5 centimeters. The green fruits , dry when ripe, are thornless. They have a length of 2.5 to 3 centimeters and a diameter of 1.5 to 2.2 centimeters.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 22 or 88.
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Opuntia basilaris is distributed in the US states of California , Nevada , Arizona and Utah as well as in the neighboring Mexican state of Sonora at altitudes of 100 to 1800 meters. The first description was in 1856 by George Engelmann and John Milton Bigelow .
There are four varieties :
- Opuntia basilaris var. Basilaris
- Opuntia basilaris var. Brachyclada (Griffiths) Munz
- Opuntia basilaris var. Longiareolata (Clover & Jotter) LDBenson
- Opuntia basilar var. Treleasei (JMCoult.) JMCoult. ex Toumey
In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered. The development of the populations is considered stable.
use
The Shoshone produce a poultice from the inside of the shoots of Opuntia basilaris and use it for cuts and wounds against pain.
proof
literature
- Opuntia basilaris . In: Edward F. Anderson : The Cactus Family . Timber Press: Portland (Oregon), 2001, p. 489, ISBN 0-88192-498-9 .
- Opuntia basilaris Engelmann and Bigelow In: NL Britton , JN Rose : The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family . Washington, 1919, Vol. I, pp. 119-120
- Opuntia basilaris Eng. & Big. In: Curt Backeberg : Die Cactaceae: Handbuch der Kakteenkunde . 2nd edition, 1982, Volume I, pp. 589-591, ISBN 3-437-30380-5
Individual evidence
- ^ Opuntia basilaris at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
- ^ Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . Volume 3, p. 298, Boston (MA) 1857
- ↑ Opuntia basilaris in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014.3. Posted by: Pinkava, DJ, Baker, M. & Puente, R., 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
