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This name record (from Tropicos) is not included in version 1.1 of The Plant List. It is possible the same name is included from a different data source, to check this you can search for Opuntia megacantha in version 1.1 of The Plant List.

Opuntia megacantha Salm-Dyck is an accepted name

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

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as an accepted name (record 5100940) with original publication details: Hort. Dyck. 363 363 1834.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:136792-1.

Synonyms:

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

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Opuntia amyclaea Ten.	Synonym		TRO
Opuntia castillae Griffiths	Synonym		TRO
Opuntia incarnadilla Griffiths	Synonym		TRO