A review of the literature concerning Opuntia lagopus Schumann is presented and the nomenclature of this opuntioid species from the high Andes of southern Peru is clarified. A new combination, Austrocylindropuntia lagopus (Schumann) I.Crook, J.Arnold & M.Lowry is made for the taxon and the name fixed through designation of a neotype. The distribution of the species is extended and observations made on its interaction with its habitat.
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1 August 2003
Austrocylindropuntia lagopus - clarification of nomenclature and observations in habitat
Ivor Crook,
John Arnold,
Martin Lowry
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Bradleya
Vol. 2003 • No. 21
August 2003
Vol. 2003 • No. 21
August 2003