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Opuntia boliviana Salm-Dyck
Allg. Gartenzeitung (Otto & Dietrich) 13: 388. 1845
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Cumulopuntia boliviana (Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter
Kakteen Südamerika 2: 492. 1980

Opuntia boliviana (Cumulopuntia boliviana) Photo by: Raimondo Paladini
A large clump partly covered by sand in the vicinity of San Pedro de Atacama, North Chile. This cactus never occurs on rocks, but rather on sandy grounds.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Cumulopuntia boliviana (Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter
Kakteen Südamerika 2: 492. 1980
Synonymy: 21 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Cumulopuntia boliviana subs. dactylifera (Vaupel) D.R.Hunt
Cactaceae Syst. Init. 14: 12. 2002 [Oct 2002]
Synonymy: 11 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Cumulopuntia boliviana subs. ignescens (Vaupel) D.R.Hunt
Cactaceae Syst. Init. 14: 12. 2002 [Oct 2002]
Synonymy: 5
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Common Names include:
SPANISH (Español): Copana, Espina, Kepo, Puscaya

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Cumulopuntia boliviana group


27044 RapCactus Raimondo Paladini
Cumulopuntia boliviana in habitat at San Pedro de Atacama, North Chile. (Cumulopuntia boliviana) Photo by: Raimondo Paladini
27043 RapCactus Raimondo Paladini
San Pedro de Atacama, North Chile. (Cumulopuntia boliviana) Photo by: Raimondo Paladini

27045 RapCactus Raimondo Paladini
Habit - San Pedro de Atacama, North Chile. (Cumulopuntia boliviana) Photo by: Raimondo Paladini
27042 RapCactus Raimondo Paladini
Cumulopuntia boliviana - San Pedro de Atacama, North Chile. (Cumulopuntia boliviana) Photo by: Raimondo Paladini


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