Cylindropuntia tunicata
A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Cylindropuntia
- Species
- Cylindropuntia tunicata
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1936
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cylindropuntia tunicata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
15 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cactus tunicatusName author: Lehm.
- Cactus tunicatusName author: Lehm.
- Cylindropuntia tunicata var. aricensisName author: F.Ritter
- Cylindropuntia tunicata var. chilensisName author: F.Ritter
- Grusonia tunicataName author: (Lehm.) G.D.Rowley
- Opuntia exuviataName author: DC.
- Opuntia exuviata var. angustiorName author: DC.
- Opuntia exuviata var. spinosiorName author: DC.
- Opuntia exuviata var. viridiorName author: Salm-Dyck
- Opuntia furiosaName author: H.L.Wendl.
- Opuntia puelchanaName author: A.Cast.
- Opuntia stapeliaeName author: DC.
- Opuntia tunicataName author: (Lehm.) Pfeiff.
- Opuntia tunicata var. chilensisName author: (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm.
- Opuntia tunicata var. laeviorName author: Salm-Dyck
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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