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Opuntia matudae

Opuntia matudae

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Source-backed classification draft for Opuntia matudae.

Scientific taxonomy article

Opuntia matudae

Opuntia matudae Scheinvar 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 MXEAG, MXECU, MXEGU, MXSMI, MXSJA, MXSCL, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXEDU, MXCDF, MEXICO, MXCMO, MXE_TA; Mexico.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub, desert or dry shrubland.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 matudae Scheinvar". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:175288-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Opuntia matudae". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5626005 ↩

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Opuntia matudae

Opuntia matudae

Opuntia matudae

Opuntia matudae , commonly known as 'Xoconostle' or sour prickly pear, is a robust, shrubby succulent species belonging to the Cactaceae family. Highly appreciated in Mexican gastronomy for its intensely sour fruits, this species represents an ecologically and economically significant plant tailored to arid environments .