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Opuntia anacantha var. kiska-loro (Speg.) R.Kiesling
Candollea 53: 475. 1998
Family: CACTACEAE

Opuntia anacantha var. kiska-loro Photo by: Julio C. García
The joints typically bears sharp spines, but the spineless forms (by some considered a orange flowered {{Opuntia anacantha}}) appear to be the more common in cultivation.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Opuntia anacantha var. kiska-loro (Speg.) R.Kiesling
Candollea 53: 475. 1998
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Opuntia anacantha Speg.
Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 10: 391 1904
Synonymy: 8 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Opuntia anacantha var. retrorsa (Speg.) R.Kiesling
Candollea 53: 475. 1998
Synonymy: 4 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Opuntia anacantha var. utkilio (Speg.) R.Kiesling
Candollea 53: 476. 1998
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Spineless cactus, Orange Tuna Cactus
SPANISH (Español): Quisca- loro

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Opuntia anacantha group

  • Opuntia anacantha Speg.: (var. anacantha) has dark green stem segments usually spineless and yellow flowers. Distribution: Southern Gran Chaco region of Argentina.
  • Opuntia anacantha var. kiska-loro (Speg.) R.Kiesling: has light green stem segments and orange flowers. Distribution: far north of Argentina into Bolivia.
  • Opuntia anacantha var. retrorsa (Speg.) R.Kiesling: has light green stem segments with sharp spines turned backward and has violet stripes downwards from the areoles. Flowers are yellow. Distribution: grassland in southern part of the range, Argentina.
  • Opuntia anacantha var. utkilio (Speg.) R.Kiesling: has elliptical, green stem segments and yellow flowers. Distribution: near Tucuman, Argentina.

20122 julio Julio C. García
Spineless form (cultivated) Photo by: Julio C. García
20123 julio Julio C. García
Spineless form (cultivated) Photo by: Julio C. García


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