Opuntia inaequilateralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Opuntioideae
Tribe: Opuntieae
Genus: Opuntia
Species:
O. inaequilateralis
Binomial name
Opuntia inaequilateralis
A.Berger
Synonyms[1]
  • Opuntia inaequilateralis var. angustior (F.Ritter) R.Crook & Mottram
  • Platyopuntia inaequilateralis (A.Berger) F.Ritter
  • Platyopuntia inaequilateralis var. angustior F.Ritter

Opuntia inaequilateralis, commonly known as the inequilateral prickly pear, is a species of prickly pear cactus in the family Cactaceae. It was described by Alwin Berger in 1905. The Latin name derived from the inequilateral shaped pads of the species, which are generally oblong.[2] Its range spreads throughout parts of arid Peru, where it grows in the dry shrub-land zone, but is also seen in desert areas.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Opuntia inaequilateralis A.Berger | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  2. ↑ "Opuntia inaequilateralis A. Berger | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
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