Opuntia utkilio

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Opuntia utkilio Speg.
Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires ser. 3, 4: 516. 1905
Family: CACTACEAE

: Opuntia anacantha var. utkilio (Speg.) R.Kiesling
Candollea 53: 476. 1998

:
Opuntia anacantha Speg.
Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 10: 391 1904
: 8

:
Opuntia anacantha var. kiska-loro (Speg.) R.Kiesling
Candollea 53: 475. 1998
: 2

:
Opuntia anacantha var. retrorsa (Speg.) R.Kiesling
Candollea 53: 475. 1998
: 4

:
Opuntia anacantha var. utkilio (Speg.) R.Kiesling
Candollea 53: 476. 1998
: 2

Opuntia anacantha Speg.: (var. anacantha) has dark green stem segments usually spineless and yellow flowers. Distribution: Southern Gran Chaco region of Argentina.
Opuntia anacantha var. kiska-loro (Speg.) R.Kiesling: has light green stem segments and orange flowers. Distribution: far north of Argentina into Bolivia.
Opuntia anacantha var. retrorsa (Speg.) R.Kiesling: has light green stem segments with sharp spines turned backward and has violet stripes downwards from the areoles. Flowers are yellow. Distribution: grassland in southern part of the range, Argentina.
Opuntia anacantha var. utkilio (Speg.) R.Kiesling: has elliptical, green stem segments and yellow flowers. Distribution: near Tucuman, Argentina.

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