''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
''Opuntia'', commonly called prickly pear or pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae. Prickly pears are also known as ''tuna'' (fruit), ''sabra'', ''nopal'' (paddle, plural ''nopales'') from the Nahuatl word f ...
, which it is often interchanged with. It was defined by Friedrich Ritter in 1980 by redefining multiple species in
Tephrocactus
''Tephrocactus'' (from Greek language, Greek ''tephra'', "ash", referring to the color of these plants' Epidermis (botany), epidermis) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactus, Cactaceae). Species
Species of the genus ''Tephrocactus'' according to ...
and
Opuntia
''Opuntia'', commonly called prickly pear or pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae. Prickly pears are also known as ''tuna'' (fruit), ''sabra'', ''nopal'' (paddle, plural ''nopales'') from the Nahuatl word f ...
. Still more work needs to be done to circumscribe ''Cumulopuntia'' as it stands.
Species list
Accepted species:
* ''
Cumulopuntia boliviana''
(Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter
Friedrich Ritter (9 May 1898 – 9 April 1989) was a German Botany, botanist who collected and described many species of cacti. ''Ritterocereus'' is named in his honour.
References
1898 births
1989 deaths
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* ''
Cumulopuntia boliviana WG086
''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 ...
''
(Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter
* ''
Cumulopuntia rossiana
''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 ...
''
(Heinrich & Backeb.) F.Ritter
* ''
Cumulopuntia sphaerica''
(C.F.Först.) E.F.Anderson
Contested species:
* ''
Cumulopuntia boliviana''
* ''
Cumulopuntia chichensis
''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 ...
''
* ''
Cumulopuntia corotilla''
* ''
Cumulopuntia crassicylindrica''
* ''
Cumulopuntia dactylifera''
* ''
Cumulopuntia frigida''
* ''
Cumulopuntia fulvicoma
''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 ...
''
* ''
Cumulopuntia galerasensis''
* ''
Cumulopuntia hystrix''
* ''
Cumulopuntia ignescens''
* ''
Cumulopuntia mistiensis''
* ''
Cumulopuntia pentlandii''
* ''
Cumulopuntia pyrrhacantha''
* ''
Cumulopuntia ticnamarensis''
* ''
Cumulopuntia tortispina''
* ''
Cumulopuntia tumida''
* ''
Cumulopuntia unguispina''
* ''
Cumulopuntia zehnderi''
References
Opuntioideae genera
Opuntioideae
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