Cylindropuntia caribaea

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Cylindropuntia caribaea

Cylindropuntia caribaea (Britton & Rose) F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 123. 1936 ["1935"] sec. Hunt 20161 wfo-0000632359
  • Opuntia caribaea Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 1: 49, f. 59. 1919 syn. sec. Hunt 20161 wfo-0000386495
  • Grusonia caribaea (Britton & Rose) G.D.Rowley in Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44. 2006 syn. sec. Kew 20192 wfo-0000509381
  • 1. Hunt, D.R. 2016: CITES Cactaceae Checklist. 3rd edition. – published by the author, 2. Kew 2019: Dataset export of the World Checklist of Vascular Plants database, dated 19 December. – Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens
  • =Opuntia metuenda Pittier in J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 26: 41. 1936 syn. sec. Kew 20193 wfo-0000385618
  • Cylindropuntia metuenda (Pittier) Backeb., Cactaceae 1: 174. 1958 syn. sec. Kew 20193 wfo-0000632405
  • 3. Kew 2019: Dataset export of the World Checklist of Vascular Plants database, dated 19 December. – Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens

Distribution (Area)

Dominican Republic naturalisedA Haiti naturalisedA Netherlands Antilles nativeB Trinidad and Tobago nativeB Venezuela nativeB

Distribution (General)

Naturalized on Hispaniola. Also found in northern Venezuela, Margarita Island and Trinidad.A

Bibliography

A. Piñeyro, Y.E., Cinea, W. & Majure, L.C. 2023: Towards a treatment for the cactus family (Cactaceae) on Hispaniola: Generic key, species checklist, nomenclature assessments and distribution notes. – Haseltonia 30(1): 67-95. https://doi.org/10.2985/026.030.0108
B. Hunt, D.R. 2016: CITES Cactaceae Checklist. 3rd edition. – published by the author