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December 2023

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Opuntia curassavica (L.) Mill.

This species name was first published in Gard. Dict.: Opuntia No. 7. 1768.

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000386595.

Synonyms of Opuntia curassavica (L.) Mill.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Opuntia hattoniana Britton & Rose Rep. Prickly Pear Comm.: 97. 1914. wfo-0000385867
Cactus curassavicus L. Sp. Pl.: 469. 1753. wfo-0000577765
Opuntia curassavica var. colombiana Backeb. Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 10. 1957. wfo-0001433117
Opuntia curassavica var. longa Haw. Saxifrag. Enum. 2: 71. 1821. wfo-0001433118
Terecaulis curassavicus (L.) Berge Buch der Welt: 91. 1842. wfo-0001434372