Opuntia deamii

Opuntia deamii
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Opuntioideae
Tribe :	Opuntieae
Genre :	Opuntia ( Opuntia )
Type :	Opuntia deamii
Scientific name
	Opuntia deamii
	rose

Opuntia deamii is a species of plant in the genus Opuntia ( Opuntia ) from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet honors the American forester Charles C. Deam (1865–1953)from India, whocollected cacti in Guatemala.

description

Opuntia darrahiana grows in a tree shape with a few ascending branches, is upright or spread out and reaches heights of up to 1 meter. A conspicuous trunk is formed. The initially bright green, later dark green, glabrous, obovate to lanceolate shoot sections are 25 to 30 centimeters long. The small areoles are far apart. The four (rarely two to six) strong, spreading thorns are cloudy yellow or white. They are 3 to 5.5 inches long.

The reddish flowers reach a length of up to 7 centimeters. The wine-red, elongated fruits have a few thorns and are up to 6 centimeters long.

Distribution and systematics

Opuntia deamii is common in the Mexican state of Chiapas , Guatemala, and possibly Honduras .

It was first described in 1911 by Joseph Nelson Rose .

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 454 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Birkhäuser 2004, ISBN 3-540-00489-0 , p. 62.
^ Studies of Mexican and Central American Plants - No. 7. In: Contributions from the United States National Herbarium . Volume 13, Part 9, 1911, pp. 309-310, plate 65 (online) .

[1] Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Birkhäuser 2004, ISBN 3-540-00489-0 , p. 62.

[2] Studies of Mexican and Central American Plants - No. 7. In: Contributions from the United States National Herbarium . Volume 13, Part 9, 1911, pp. 309-310, plate 65 (online) .