Opuntia escuintlensis

Opuntia escuintlensis

Opuntia escuintlensis (Matuda) Lodé is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Opuntia.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is MXTTB, MEXICO, MXTCA, MXTYU, MXTCI, MXT, MXTQR, NORTHERNAMERICA; Mexico (Chiapas).1

POWO records the plant context as Unknown, seasonally dry tropical.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Opuntia escuintlensis (Matuda) Lodé". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77194470-1
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Opuntia escuintlensis". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/10950389
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Native Habitat

Mexico (Chiapas)

Automatically collected source range/note: MXT_TB, MEXICO, MXT_CA, MXT_YU, MXT_CI, MXT, MXT_QR, NORTHERN_AMERICA; Mexico (Chiapas).