Opuntia dejecta
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Opuntia dejecta is a species of plant in the genus Opuntia ( Opuntia ) from the cactus family(Cactaceae). Thespecific epithet dejecta means '(Latin dejectus) lowered, deep-set, overhanging'. A Spanish common name is "Nopal Chamacuero".
description
Opuntia dejecta grows in the shape of a tree with spread to pendulous branches and reaches heights of 1 to 2 meters. A distinct trunk is formed. The green to gray-green, rather thick, narrow, lanceolate shoot sections are 15 to 20 inches long and 5 to 8 inches wide. The glochids are whitish. The usually two slightly spread, yellow or slightly pink thorns turn gray with age. They are up to 4 inches long.
The stamens protrude from the dark red flowers up to 5 centimeters long . The deep red, smooth, spherical fruits are covered with numerous areoles .
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Cuba was originally named as the distribution area of Opuntia dejecta . It is more likely, however, that the species is common in tropical Mexico and in Central America in El Salvador , Guatemala and Honduras .
The first description was in 1834 by Joseph zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck . A nomenclatory synonym is Nopalea dejecta (Salm-Dyck) Salm-Dyck (1850).
In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is called " Data Deficient (DD) ", i. H. with insufficient data. The future development of the populations is unknown.
proof
literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 454-455 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hortus Dyckensis or Catalog des plantes cultivées dan les jardins de Dyck . Arnz & Comp., Düsseldorf 1834, p. 361 (online) .
- ^ Nopalea dejecta in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014.3. Posted by: Griffith, P. & Gann, GD, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
