''Cumulopuntia'' is a

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cactus A cactus (, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek ...

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Cactaceae A cactus (, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek ...

). 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

. 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

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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'' (Heinrich & Backeb.) F.Ritter * ''

Cumulopuntia sphaerica ''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 ...

'' (C.F.Först.) E.F.Anderson Contested species: * '' Cumulopuntia boliviana'' * '' Cumulopuntia chichensis'' * '' Cumulopuntia corotilla'' * '' Cumulopuntia crassicylindrica'' * '' Cumulopuntia dactylifera'' * ''

Cumulopuntia frigida ''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 fulvicoma'' * '' Cumulopuntia galerasensis'' * ''

Cumulopuntia hystrix ''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 ...

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Cumulopuntia ignescens ''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 ...

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Cumulopuntia mistiensis ''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 ...

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Cumulopuntia pentlandii ''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 ...

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Cumulopuntia pyrrhacantha ''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 ...

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Cumulopuntia ticnamarensis ''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 ...

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Cumulopuntia tortispina ''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 ...

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Cumulopuntia tumida ''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 ...

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Cumulopuntia unguispina ''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 ...

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Cumulopuntia zehnderi ''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 ...

References

Opuntioideae genera Opuntioideae {{Cactus-stub