Biology:Opuntia auberi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Opuntia |
| Species: | O. auberi
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| Opuntia auberi Pfeiff., 1840
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Opuntia auberi is a flower plant species belonging to the family Cactaceae. It is native to Central America in Cuba and the Antilles.
Description
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Opuntia auberi grows in the form of a tree and reaches a height of 3 to 8 meters or more. The branches occur at right angles from the trunk. The stem is cylindrical and has a brown color with glochidia. 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.[1][2]
Taxonomy
Opuntia auberi was described by Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer and published in Allgemeine Gartenzeitung in 1840.[3]
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.[4]
auberi : epithet awarded in honor of the director of the Botanical Garden of Havana Pedro A. Auber.[5][6]
- Synonyms
Nopalea auberi [7]
Gallery
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References
- ↑ Rebman, Jon P.; Pinkava, Donald J. (December 2001). "Opuntia Cacti of North America: An Overview". The Florida Entomologist 84 (4): 474. doi:10.2307/3496374. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3496374.
- ↑ "Opuntia Web | Total Opuntia Site | All About Opuntiads" (in en-US). 2012-01-24. https://www.opuntiads.com/.
- ↑ "Tropicos | Name - Opuntia auberi Pfeiff.". http://www.tropicos.org/Name/5108332.
- ↑ "Page O". http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/pageO.html.
- ↑ Eggli, Urs. (2004). Etymological dictionary of succulent plant names. Newton, Leonard E., 1936-. Berlin: Springer. ISBN 3540004890. OCLC 54407693. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54407693.
- ↑ Dietrich, Albert; Otto, Friedrich (1840). Allgemeine Gartenzeitung.. v.8 (1840). Berlin.. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15004714.
- ↑ "Opuntia auberi Pfeiff. — The Plant List". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-5108332.
Wikidata ☰ Q2027535 entry
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