CHR 460531 A – Opuntia monacantha Haw.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 460531 A
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
18 June 2022
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Opuntia monacantha Haw.
Determiner:
Redmond DN
Identification date:
2014-04 (Verbatim: Apr 2014)
Preferred name:
Opuntia monacantha Haw.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Cactaceae
Identification type:
Taxonomic curation
Note:
following Heenan, P.B. et al 2002: New Zealand Journal of Botany 40(2): 155-174.
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Opuntia vulgaris Miller
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1988-05-25 (Verbatim: 25-MAY-1988)
Preferred name:
Opuntia monacantha Haw.
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
North Canterbury, above Lower Waipara River, near Teviotdale Station
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.121 172.787
Verbatim locality:
North Canterbury, above Lower Waipara River, near Teviotdale Station
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 182/88
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
23-MAY-1988
Start date:
1988-05-23
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.12 172.779
Habitat:
Steep gully side facing west; old rubbish tip site. Adventive.
Notes:
Succulent plant c.2m high with stout "trunk'. Stem segments shining deep green. Flower buds with glossy purple bracts. Perianth segments 2.5-nearly 3.5cm × 8-15mm, +/-oblong, yellow with purple on middle of outer segments. Stamens and style creamy-white. Small patch spreading from dumping of plants.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to C
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