The Plant List — A working list for all plant species

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M Opuntia × occidentalis Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow (pro sp.) is an accepted name

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

The record derives from Tropicos (data supplied on ) which reports it as an accepted name (record 5100945) with original publication details: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 291 1856.

Synonyms:

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

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied
Opuntia occidentalis var. occidentalis Synonym L TRO

Infraspecific taxa:

This species contains the following infraspecific taxa*.

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

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Synonyms
Opuntia occidentalis var. covillei (Britton & Rose) Parish Accepted L TRO 1
Opuntia occidentalis var. megacarpa (Griffiths) Munz Accepted L TRO 1

The Plant List does not attempt to include all infraspecific taxa.

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Earlier versions

This name was in version 1 of The Plant List, record tro-5100945.

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