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Short description: Species of cactus
Opuntia megarrhiza | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Genus: | Opuntia |
Species: | O. megarrhiza
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Binomial name | |
Opuntia megarrhiza Rose
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Opuntia megarrhiza Rose is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to the state of San Luís Potosí in northeastern Mexico.[2]
It is known only from 5 populations, around the summits of La Trinidad and Álvarez Mountain Ranges, in San Luis Potosí, northeastern Mexico.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
It is an endangered species, threatened by habitat loss, grazing, and harvest for traditional medicinal uses.
Synonyms
- Opuntia megarrhiza Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10:126. 1906.[3]
- Opuntia macrorhiza var. potosina Hernández-Valencia, Acta Cientifica Potosina 10:155-162. 1988.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hernández, H.M.; Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; Goettsch, B.K.; Sotomayor, M. (2013). "Opuntia megarrhiza". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T41219A2952324. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T41219A2952324.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41219/2952324. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ H.M. Hernández, C. Gómez-Hinostrosa, & R.T. Barcenas. 2001. Studies on Mexican Cacti II: Opuntia megarrhiza, a poorly known endemic from San Luís Potosí, México. Brittonia 528-533.
- ↑ Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10:126. 1906
- ↑ Hernández-Valencia, Acta Cientifica Potosina 10:155-162. 1988.
Wikidata ☰ Q179776 entry
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