Cylindropuntia imbricata (Haw.) F.M.Knuth (Cactaceae) is recorded as having become naturalised in south-central region of Zimbabwe. A description and illustrations of the species in Zimbabwe are provided. A key, based on vegetative characters which distinguish C. imbricata, C. fulgida (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth, C. leptocaulis (DC.) F.M.Knuth, C. pallida (Rose) F.M.Knuth and C. spinosior (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth, the five commonly grown or naturalised species in southern Africa, is included.
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23 May 2022
A second species of Cylindropuntia (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth (Cactaceae), C. imbricata (Haw.) F.M.Knuth, naturalised in Zimbabwe
Alfred Maroyi
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Bradleya
Vol. 2022 • No. 40
May 2022
Vol. 2022 • No. 40
May 2022
Cactaceae
Cylindropuntia imbricata
imbricate cactus
invasive plants
Opuntia imbricata
Zimbabwe