Cactaceae
Cumulopuntia

Cumulopuntia ignescens (Vaupel) F.Ritter

First published in Kakteen Südamerika 3: 880 (1980)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Peru to N. Chile. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Chile North, Peru

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Pauca, A., Quipuscoa, A. & Quipuscoa, V. (2017). Catálogo de las cactáceas del departemento de Arequipa, Perú. Arnaldoa 24: 447-496. [Cited as Cumulopuntia boliviana subsp. ignescens.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hunt, D. (2016). CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1-174. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pauca, A., Quipuscoa, A. & Quipuscoa, V. (2017). Catálogo de las cactáceas del departemento de Arequipa, Perú. Arnaldoa 24: 447-496.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wickens [1589] Chile Opuntia ignescens K000100910 No
Stafford [866] Peru Opuntia ignescens K000100736 Type Yes
Mostacero et al [548] Peru Opuntia ignescens K000100735 No
Mostacero et al [565] Peru Opuntia ignescens K000100734 No
Lowry, M. [504.01] Bolivia Cumulopuntia boliviana subsp. ignescens K:SPC-64827.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0