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A New Series of the Genus Opuntia Mill. (Opuntieae, Opuntioideae, Cactaceae) from Austral South America

2016; Volume: 22; Linguagem: Inglês

10.2985/026.022.0105

1938-2898

Luis J. Oakley, Roberto Kiesling,

Plant and animal studies

Opuntia Ser. Chacopuntiae Oakley & R. Kiesling nov. ser., a new series of the genus Opuntia Mill. (Opuntieae, Opuntioideae, Cactaceae) from austral South America (Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay) is described here. The type species is Opuntia quimilo K. Schum. The relation with another Opuntia s. str. species and another genus of the Opuntioideae it is mentioned.