Opuntia inaequilateralis
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Opuntia inaequilateralis is a species of plant in the genus Opuntia ( Opuntia ) from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet inaequilateralis means 'unequal'.
description
Opuntia inaequilateralis grows shrubby with spread branches and reaches heights of up to 1.2 meters. The shiny green, egg-shaped to somewhat diamond-shaped, oblique shoot sections are narrowed towards their base and slightly wavy at the edges. They are up to 30 inches long and up to 13 inches wide. The subtle leaf rudiments are reddish, small round areoles are white and the dense glochids are brown. Of the four to seven white thorns up to 3 centimeters long , one is longer than the rest.
The light yellow flowers reach a diameter of up to 6 centimeters. The spherical to elongated, reddish to yellowish green fruits are up to 5 centimeters long.
Distribution and systematics
Opuntia inaequilateralis is believed to originate from Peru , but has been introduced to many areas for a long time.
It was first described in 1905 by Alwin Berger . A nomenclatory synonym is Platyopuntia inaequilateralis (A. Berger) F. Ritter (1981, incorrect name ICBN -Article 11.4).
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literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 462 .