Cumulopuntia
Cumulopuntia sphaerica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Opuntioideae
Tribe: Austrocylindropuntieae
Genus: Cumulopuntia
F.Ritter 1980.
Type species
Cumulopuntia boliviana
Synonyms

Sphaeropuntia Guiggi 2012.

Cumulopuntia is a genus of cactus (family Cactaceae). This is a poorly defined genus, with constant change to what species fall under it and whether it should even be a separate genus from Opuntia, which it is often interchanged with. It was defined by Friedrich Ritter in 1980 by redefining multiple species in Tephrocactus and Opuntia. Still more work needs to be done to circumscribe Cumulopuntia as it stands.[1]

Species list

As of February 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[2]

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Cumulopuntia boliviana (Salm-Dyck) F.RitterArgentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru
Cumulopuntia chichensis (Cárdenas) E.F.AndersonArgentina, Bolivia
Cumulopuntia corotilla (K.Schum. ex Vaupel) E.F.AndersonPeru
Cumulopuntia dimorpha (C.F.Först.) A.Pauca & Quip.Peru.
Cumulopuntia flexibilispina Hoxey & M.LowryBolivia
Cumulopuntia glomerata (Pfeiff.) HoxeyPeru
Cumulopuntia ignota (Britton & Rose) F.Ritter ex D.R.HuntPeru
Cumulopuntia iturbicola G.J.CharlesArgentina (Jujuy)
Cumulopuntia leucophaea (Phil.) HoxeyChile, Peru
Cumulopuntia rossiana (Heinrich & Backeb.) F.RitterArgentina, Bolivia, Peru
Cumulopuntia sphaerica (C.F.Först.) E.F.AndersonPeru
Cumulopuntia subterranea (R.E.Fr.) F.RitterArgentina, Bolivia
Cumulopuntia unguispina (Backeb.) F.Ritter ex A.Pauca & Quip.Peru
Cumulopuntia zehnderi (Rauh & Backeb.) F.RitterPeru

References

  1. "Cumulopuntia". The Cactus Expert. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. "Cumulopuntia F.Ritter - Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-02-05.


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