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Opuntia galapageia var. zacana (J.T.Howell) Backeb.
Cactaceae (Backeberg) 1: 562. 1958
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Opuntia echios var. zacana (J.T.Howell) E.F.Anderson & Walk.
Madroño 20: 256. 1970

Synonyms:

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

  • Opuntia echios J.T.Howell: (var. echios) it tends to be only shrubby. Distribution: Baltra, Daphne Major, Las Plazas, and neighboring Santa Cruz (Indefatigable) Islands.
  • Opuntia echios var. barringtonensis E.Y.Dawson: it is strongly arboreal, reaching 10 m or more in height. Distribution: Endemic to Santa Fe (Barrington) Island.
  • Opuntia echios var. gigantea (J.T.Howell) D.M.Porter: It is strongly arboreal and has long, pendent branches.
    Distribution: Near Academy Bay, Santa Cruz.
  • Opuntia echios var. inermis E.Y.Dawson: it is treelike up to 6 m tall. Distribution: Isabela (Albemarle) Island.
  • Opuntia echios var. zacana (J.T.Howell) E.F.Anderson & Walk.: is shrubby to nearly prostrate, never tree-like. Distribution: Endemic of Seymour Island.

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