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Taxon: Opuntia compressa auct.

Synonym of Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.

 
Genus: Opuntia
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Opuntioideae
Tribe: Opuntieae
Nomen number: 413805
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Link to protologue:
Comment: non Opuntia compressa J. F. Macbr., nom. superfl., originally based on Cactus compressus Salisb., an illegitimate, superfluous name (Shenzhen ICN Art. 52) (= O. ficus-indica (L.) Mill. by lectotypification in Taxon 42:426. 1993)
Name Verified on: 10-birž.-1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions: 0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System

References:

  1. Benson, L. 1982. The cacti of the United States and Canada
  2. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
  3. Hunt, D. 1992. CITES Cactaceae checklist
  4. Leuenberger, B. E. 1993. Interpretation and typification of Cactus opuntia L., Opuntia vulgaris Mill., and O. humifusa (Rafin.) Rafin. (Cactaceae). Taxon 42:419-429.
  5. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.

Check other web resources for Opuntia compressa auct. :

  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
  • PubAg: USDA's National Agricultural Library database of full-text journal articles and citations on the agricultural sciences.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://agb.amvmt.lt/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=413805. Accessed 16 rugsėjo 2026.