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Opuntia megapotamica

Opuntia megapotamica

Opuntia megapotamica

Opuntia megapotamica Arechav. 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 AGWSJ, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, AGW, BZS, AGWTU, AGWJU, BZSPR, AGEMI, AGWSA, AGWSE, AGEER, AGE_LP; S. Brazil to NE. & NC. Argentina.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub, 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 megapotamica Arechav.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:175298-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Opuntia megapotamica". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5625974 ↩
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Native Habitat

S. Brazil to NE. & NC. Argentina

Automatically collected source range/note: AGW_SJ, SOUTHERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, AGW, BZS, AGW_TU, AGW_JU, BZS_PR, AGE_MI, AGW_SA, AGW_SE, AGE_ER, AGE_LP; S. Brazil to NE. & NC. Argentina.