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This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-2391929, with some changes.

L Opuntia elatior Mill. is an accepted name

This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Opuntia (family Cactaceae).

The record derives from WCSP (in review) which reports it as an accepted name with original publication details: Gard. Dict. ed. 8 4 1768.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:136561-1.

Synonyms:

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Cactus elatior (Mill.) Willd. Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Cactus nigricans Haw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review)
Cactus tuna var. elatior (Mill.) Sims Unresolved L WCSP (in review)
Cactus tuna var. nigricans (Haw.) Sims Unresolved L WCSP (in review)
Opuntia bergeriana F.A.C.Weber ex A.Berger Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Opuntia nigricans (Haw.) Haw. Synonym L TRO

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