Cumulopuntia is a genus of cactus (family Cactaceae). This is a poorly defined genus, with constant change to what species fall under it and whether it should even be a separate genus from Opuntia, which it is often interchanged with. It was defined by Friedrich Ritter in 1980 by redefining multiple species in Tephrocactus and Opuntia. Still more work needs to be done to circumscribe Cumulopuntia as it stands.[1]

Cumulopuntia
Cumulopuntia sphaerica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Opuntioideae
Tribe: Austrocylindropuntieae
Genus: Cumulopuntia
F.Ritter 1980.
Type species
Cumulopuntia boliviana
Synonyms

Sphaeropuntia Guiggi 2012.

Species list

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As of February 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[2]

Image Scientific name Distribution
  Cumulopuntia boliviana (Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru
  Cumulopuntia chichensis (Cárdenas) E.F.Anderson Argentina, Bolivia
Cumulopuntia corotilla (K.Schum. ex Vaupel) E.F.Anderson Peru
Cumulopuntia dimorpha (C.F.Först.) A.Pauca & Quip. Peru.
Cumulopuntia flexibilispina Hoxey & M.Lowry Bolivia
Cumulopuntia glomerata (Pfeiff.) Hoxey Peru
Cumulopuntia ignota (Britton & Rose) F.Ritter ex D.R.Hunt Peru
Cumulopuntia iturbicola G.J.Charles Argentina (Jujuy)
  Cumulopuntia leucophaea (Phil.) Hoxey Chile, Peru
  Cumulopuntia rossiana (Heinrich & Backeb.) F.Ritter Argentina, Bolivia, Peru
  Cumulopuntia sphaerica (C.F.Först.) E.F.Anderson Peru
  Cumulopuntia subterranea (R.E.Fr.) F.Ritter Argentina, Bolivia
Cumulopuntia unguispina (Backeb.) F.Ritter ex A.Pauca & Quip. Peru
Cumulopuntia zehnderi (Rauh & Backeb.) F.Ritter Peru

References

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  1. ^ "Cumulopuntia". The Cactus Expert. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Cumulopuntia F.Ritter - Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-02-05.