Opuntia lasiacantha

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

Opuntia lasiacantha is a species of plant in the genus Opuntia ( Opuntia ) from the cactus family(Cactaceae). Thespecific epithet lasiacantha means' (Greek lasios) densely hairy; densely covered with hair-like, bristly spines'. Spanish common names are "Nopal" and "Nopal de Cerro".

description

Opuntia lasiacantha grows shrubby or tree-shaped with upright twigs mostly appearing from the base and reaches heights of 0.5 to 4 meters. The green, bald, not humped, obovate to elliptical shoot sections are 18 to 30 inches long and 12.5 to 17 inches wide. The small areoles are 2 to 3 centimeters apart. The striking yellow glochids are 2 to 4 millimeters long. The one to three slightly awl to needle-like, protruding to backwards, straight, whitish or yellow thorns turn gray with age.

The yellow to orange flowers reach a length of 5 to 7 centimeters. The wrongly conical, greenish yellow, reddish tinged fruits are edible. They are set with glochids and thorns, 3.5 to 4.5 inches long and have a diameter of 2 to 3 inches.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Opuntia lasiacantha is widespread in Mexico at altitudes of 1400 to 2600 meters.

It was first described in 1837 by Ludwig Georg Karl Pfeiffer . A nomenclature synonym is Opuntia megacantha var. Lasiacantha (Pfeiff.) A. Berger (1929).

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.

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 464 .

Individual evidence

↑ Enumeratio Diagnostica Cactearum hucusque Cognitarum . Berlin 1837, p. 160 online .
↑ Opuntia lasiacantha in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014.3. Posted by: Arias, S., Arreola, H., Bárcenas Luna, R., Cházaro, M., Guadalupe Martínez, J., Sánchez, E. & Terrazas, T., 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2015.

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[1] Enumeratio Diagnostica Cactearum hucusque Cognitarum . Berlin 1837, p. 160 online .

[2] Opuntia lasiacantha in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014.3. Posted by: Arias, S., Arreola, H., Bárcenas Luna, R., Cházaro, M., Guadalupe Martínez, J., Sánchez, E. & Terrazas, T., 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2015.