Opuntia auberi

Opuntia auberi is a flower plant species belonging to the family Cactaceae. It is native to Central America in Cuba and the Antilles.

Opuntia auberi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia
Species:
O. auberi
Binomial name
Opuntia auberi
Pfeiff., 1840

Description

Opuntia auberi grows in the form of a tree and reaches a height of 3 to 8 meters and more. The branches occur at right angles from the trunk. The stem is cylindrical and has brown color with gloquidia. It is blue-green to gray-green, with large pieces up to 30 centimeters long. The flowers are pink and measure up to 9 cm long.

Taxonomy

Opuntia auberi was described by Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer and published in Allgemeine Gartenzeitung in 1840.[1]

Etymology

Opuntia : generic name that comes from the Greek used by Pliny the Elder for a plant that grew around the city of Opus in Greece.[2]

auberi : epithet awarded in honor of the director of the Botanical Garden of Havana Pedro A. Auber.[3][4]

Synonyms

Nopalea auberi [5]

References
  1. "Tropicos | Name - Opuntia auberi Pfeiff". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  2. "Page O". www.calflora.net. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  3. Eggli, Urs. (2004). Etymological dictionary of succulent plant names. Newton, Leonard E., 1936-. Berlin: Springer. ISBN 3540004890. OCLC 54407693.
  4. Dietrich, Albert; Otto, Friedrich (1840). Allgemeine Gartenzeitung. v.8 (1840). Berlin.
  5. "Opuntia auberi Pfeiff. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
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