Details for: PARL 317, Opuntia streptacantha Lem., Cordona

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Opuntia streptacantha Lem.

Top Name:

Cordona

Origin:

Collected – Mexico

Maintained:

National Arid Land Plant Genetic Resources Unit

Received by NPGS:

04 Nov 2003

Improvement Status:

Cultivated material

Availability

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Opuntia streptacantha Lem.

Top Name:

Cordona

Origin:

Collected – Mexico

Maintained:

National Arid Land Plant Genetic Resources Unit

Received by NPGS:

04 Nov 2003

Improvement Status:

Cultivated material

Source History

Accession Names and Identifiers

Cordona

Type: Local name

TAMUK# 1284

Type: Institute identifier

Texas A&M University

PARL 317

Type: Site identifier

Group: PARL

National Arid Land Plant Genetic Resources Unit

USDA, ARS, NALPGRU

Narrative

Collected by C. Russell in San Luis Potosi at Mario Lozanos. Common name was Cordona.

Opuntia streptacantha Lem.

Genus:

Opuntia

Family:

Cactaceae

Subfamily:

Opuntioideae

Tribe:

Opuntieae

Nomen number:

25871

Place of publication:

Cact. gen. sp. nov. 62. 1839

Comment:

closely related to O. ficus-indica (L.) Mill., and perhaps not specifically distinct

Verified:

08/21/1998 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Opuntia cardona F. A. C. Weber, nom. inval.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	cardona-pear	1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	Gracemere-pear	1	George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
English	Westwood-pear	1	George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
English	white-spine prickly-pear	1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	white-spine-pear	1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Spanish	cardón	2	Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 520.
Spanish	cenizo	2	Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 520.
Spanish	chaveño	2	Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 520.
Spanish	nopal cardón	2	Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 520.
Spanish	nopal hartón	2	Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 520.
Spanish	tuna cardona	2	Bravo-Hollis, H. & H. Sánchez-Mejorada. Las Cactáceas de México, vol. 1 - 1978, vols. 2,3 - 1991

Annotations

Taxonomic Re-Identification: 14 Jan 2016, from Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. to Opuntia streptacantha Lem.

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study	Inventory	Availability
INSECT	Insect scale infestation	Insect scale infestation on the cladode	1 - None to almost no infestation	Excel file with the 2004 Opuntia data. ">OPUNTIA.2004.PARLIER	PARL 317 clad CT	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit spines	Spines on fruits	n - no spines	Excel file with the 2004 Opuntia data. ">OPUNTIA.2004.PARLIER	PARL 317 clad CT	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Cladode tendency to break off	Naturally broken off cladodes during one season (average number per plant)	0	Excel file with the 2004 Opuntia data. ">OPUNTIA.2004.PARLIER	PARL 317 clad CT	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Cladode color	Cladode color (ASHS color chart)	gr - green	Excel file with the 2004 Opuntia data. ">OPUNTIA.2004.PARLIER	PARL 317 clad CT	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Cladode width at its base(cm)	Cladode width at its base in cm, average of 3 fully grown cladodes from previous years	1.4	Excel file with the 2004 Opuntia data. ">OPUNTIA.2004.PARLIER	PARL 317 clad CT	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Spine number on the cladode	Spine number per cladode (3 aeroles on 3 different cladode from previous year)	5	Excel file with the 2004 Opuntia data. ">OPUNTIA.2004.PARLIER	PARL 317 clad CT	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Spine tip shape on cladode	Shape of the tips of the spines on the cladode	st - straight	Excel file with the 2004 Opuntia data. ">OPUNTIA.2004.PARLIER	PARL 317 clad CT	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Spine length on the cladode	Average spine length on cladode, longest of 3 different spines on 3 cladode (mm)	26.7	Excel file with the 2004 Opuntia data. ">OPUNTIA.2004.PARLIER	PARL 317 clad CT	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Cladode frost damage	Cladode winter frost or mechanical damage on 3 of most damaged plants in April	n - no, has no damage	Excel file with the 2004 Opuntia data. ">OPUNTIA.2004.PARLIER	PARL 317 clad CT	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Cladode length(cm)	Cladode length in centimeters, average of 3 fully grown cladodes from previous year at the longest point	30.7	Excel file with the 2004 Opuntia data. ">OPUNTIA.2004.PARLIER	PARL 317 clad CT	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Cladode width(cm)	Cladode width in centimeters, average of 3 fully grown cladodes from previous year at the widest point	17.1	Excel file with the 2004 Opuntia data. ">OPUNTIA.2004.PARLIER	PARL 317 clad CT	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Cladode thickness(cm)	Cladode thickness in centimeters, average of 3 fully grown cladodes from previous year at the thickest point	1.4	Excel file with the 2004 Opuntia data. ">OPUNTIA.2004.PARLIER	PARL 317 clad CT	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Spines rudimentary on cladode	Spines rudimentary on the cladode, on 2 year old cladode	n - no	Excel file with the 2004 Opuntia data. ">OPUNTIA.2004.PARLIER	PARL 317 clad CT	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Spines strong on cladode	Spines strong on the cladode, on 2 year old cladode	y - yes	Excel file with the 2004 Opuntia data. ">OPUNTIA.2004.PARLIER	PARL 317 clad CT	Not Available
OTHER	Image/picture	A picture or image	cladode	OPUNTIA.CLADODE.PARLIER	PARL 317 clad CT	Not Available
OTHER	Image/picture	A picture or image	plant	OPUNTIA.PLANT.PARLIER	PARL 317 clad CT	Not Available
OTHER	Image/picture	A picture or image	spine	OPUNTIA.SPINE.PARLIER	PARL 317 clad CT	Not Available