As classified in WFO snapshot
December 2023
latest classification for this taxon
species
Opuntia tomentosa
This species name was first published in Observ. Bot. Hort. Dyck. 3: 8. 1822.
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-0001287153.
Synonyms of Opuntia tomentosa
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nopal silvestre | Handb. Cacteenk.: 929. 1885. | — | wfo-0000378926 | |
| Opuntia micrarthra | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 130. 1913. | — | wfo-0000385629 | |
| Opuntia tomentella | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 22: 147. 1912. | — | wfo-0000386034 | |
| Opuntia sarca | in Phytologia 49: 328. 1981. | — | wfo-0000386063 | |
| Cactus hernandezii | in Allg. Naturgesch. 3(3): 1911. 1841. | — | wfo-0000577893 | |
| Cactus tomentosus | Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 24. 1822. | — | wfo-0000578288 | |
| Nopalea sylvestre | Voy. Guax. 2: 277. 1787. | — | wfo-0001262827 | |
| Opuntia tomentosa var. hernandezii | in Cact. Suc. Mex. 20(4): 96. 1975. | — | wfo-0001289108 | |
| Opuntia hernandezii | in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 69, t. 16. 1828. | — | wfo-0001289109 | |
| Opuntia macdougaliana | in Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 50: 516. 1908. | — | wfo-0001289876 | |
| Opuntia velutina var. macdougaliana | in Cact. Suc. Mex. 17(4): 119. 1972. | — | wfo-0001289877 | |
| Opuntia oblongata | in Cat. Hort. Herrenh.: . 1835. | — | wfo-0001289882 | |
| Opuntia icterica | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 138. 1913. | — | wfo-0001289883 | |
| Opuntia spraguei | Fl. Ind. Sinaloa: 6. 1929. | — | wfo-0001289884 | |
| Opuntia rileyi | Apuntes Fl. Indig. Sinaloa, Fam. Cact. C.: 8. 1929. | — | wfo-0001289885 | |
| Opuntia hernandezii var. typica | in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 15: 507. 1909. | — | wfo-0001433205 | |
| Opuntia tomentosa var. herrerae | in Phytologia 49: 332. 1981. | — | wfo-0001433365 | |
| Opuntia tomentosa var. rileyi | Cactaceae 1: 542. 1958. | — | wfo-0001433366 | |
| Opuntia tomentosa var. spraguei | Cactaceae 1: 542. 1958. | — | wfo-0001433367 |