Opuntia cognata
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Opuntia cognata is a species of plant in the genus Opuntia ( Opuntia ) from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet cognata means '(Latin cognatus) blood related, similar'.
description
Opuntia cognata has a shrubby growth and is semi-creeping to slightly ascending. The thin shoot sections are 7 to 15 inches long and 3 to 7 inches wide. The areoles are outlined in red, the glochids are reddish brown. The one to three straight, awl, protruding thorns are brownish and reach a length of 2 to 5 centimeters.
The orange-yellow flowers are up to 5 centimeters long. The red fruits are spherical.
Distribution and systematics
Opuntia cognata is common in Paraguay Alto Paraguay in the Puerto Casado district .
The first description as Platyopuntia cognata was published in 1979 by Friedrich Ritter . Pierre Josef Braun and Eddie Esteves Pereira put the species in 1995 in the genus Opuntia .
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literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 453 .