Cylindropuntia calmalliana
Cylindropuntia calmalliana (J.M.Coult.) F.M.Knuth
Cylindropuntia calmalliana is a species in the Cactaceae family, native to Mexico. It was first described in 1896 by John Merle Coulter under the genus Opuntia as Opuntia calmalliana. Later, it was reclassified into the genus Cylindropuntia by F.M. Knuth in 1936.
Description
Cylindropuntia calmalliana belongs to the Cactaceae family and is indigenous to Mexico. Originally described in 1896 by John Merle Coulter as Opuntia calmalliana, the species was later moved to the genus Cylindropuntia by F.M. Knuth in 1936. This reclassification reflects ongoing taxonomic revisions in the cactus family.
Synonyms
Opuntia calmalliana
