Opuntieae

Opuntieae
	Opuntia ficus-indica
Systematics
	Eudicotyledons
	Nuclear eudicotyledons
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Opuntioideae
Tribe :	Opuntieae
Scientific name
	Opuntieae
	DC.

The Opuntieae are a tribe in the subfamily Opuntioideae from the cactus family .

description

The species of the Tribus Opuntieae grow shrubby, tree-shaped or form groups or cushions. Sometimes they have distinct stems and divergent side branches. The shoots usually branch near their tips. They are usually clearly flattened ( platycladia ) or sometimes also round.

Systematics and distribution

The distribution area of the Tribus Opuntieae covers the north of the entire distribution area of the subgenus and extends in the south to central Argentina. The tribe was set up in 1828 by Augustin-Pyrame de Candolle .

The following genera belong to the tribe:

Brasiliopuntia (K.Schum.) A.Berger
- Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis (Willd.) A. Berger
Consolea Lem.
Miqueliopuntia Frič ex F. Ritter
- Miqueliopuntia miquelii (Monv.) F. Ritter
Opuntia Mill.
Tacinga Britton & Rose
Tunilla D.R. Hunt & Iliff

proof

Individual evidence

^ Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis . Volume 3, 1828, p. 458, online .
^ Edward F. Anderson : The great cactus lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 58 .

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 58 .

[1] Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis . Volume 3, 1828, p. 458, online .

[2] Edward F. Anderson : The great cactus lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 58 .