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ICOSANDBIA. MONOGYNTA 
©PUNTIA. 
nosa, CO. platj^acantha HortO aculeis 
crebrioribus longiorlbus* 
6. Divaricatae. Trunciis arti- 
culatus hiimilis. Artie uli sub- 
teretes Uneari - laiiceolati 
crassi, Aculei fasciculati va- 
lidi. 
bns convexis albis; aculeis 4 — 6 bre- 
vissimis 1—2 longioriliiis albidis stri- 
ctis teiuiibiis. In Mexico, ■^. 
culi 1—2 uiic. loiigi. 
Arti- 
9» O. frmjUis Haii\ bumilis 
ricata; articulis viridibiis caniosispla- 
nis tuherculatis ovatis vel cylindricis 
decidiiis; iiodis confertis ovalibiis al- 
1)0 - toniCTitosis ; aculeis inferioribus 
6 — 8 albis adpressis siiperioribus ine- 
diisque 6 — 8 validioribus palUde fuscis 
arreotis. O, fSabiui Hort* In Amer, 
bor, '^, 
iO, O, auraniiaca Gill, subarrecta; 
articulis Jinearibus vel lanceolatis in- 
ierue rotuiidis teretibws apice com- 
pressis uiiide viridibus, circa nodes 
niacula fusco-viridi; nodis maguis cou- 
vexis albo-tomeiitosis; aculeis iuae- 
qualibus 3 longioribus rigldis fuscis 
divaricatis 2 — 3 inferioribus albidis 
lirevibus setiformihus. In Chilis '^. 
2 — 3 ped, alia. Flores solilarii flavi. 
ti, O, extensa Satm; crecta arti- 
culis obloiif>,u-liiiearibus; nodis distan- 
tibus fusccsccuti-setosis; aculeis 1 — 
4 iuaequalibus ri^idis albidis yel fu- 
scis. Patria ignota* "|>. Praecedenti 
affinis sed differt articulis longiorlbus 
ct aculeis brevioribus. 
i2. 0, foliosa Salm; divaricatissi- 
ma dccunibeus; articulis planiuscuUs 
lanceolatis pallide virldihns; nodis 
flavescenti-tomentosis; aculeis 1 — 2 
albidis vel stramineis ri»;idis, O. pu- 
sitla Haw. 0. Hvstrix Hort. Articuli 
3—6 nnc. longi. 'Flores flavi. 
i3. 0. citrassftrica DflilL sabere- 
cta; articulis subcoinpressis ventrico- 
so-cylindraceis divaricatissiniis atro- 
viridibusUeciduis; nodis confertis albo- 
tomentosls sublanatis; aculeis 3 — 5 
iuaequalibus fuscesccutibus deinum al- 
bis strictis valde puiigentil)us. In Cu- 
rasao, ■^. Articuli 4 — 6 uuc. longi. 
Flores sordide flavi, /3- longa Haw. 
raniis firmiorihus dnplo longioribus, 
aculeis loiigioribus; foliolis teuuissimis 
rubris. In Brasilia, '^^ 
14, O, pubescens VVcndL suhere- 
cta; articulis cyliudraceis ntrinque at- 
tenuatis divaricalis obscure viridibus 
fiubtubercuialis pilosis ; uudis distauU- 
ex 
1 
2 
c. Compresso-articulataem 
6, 0. vulgaris Mill, f. 191, hu- 
niilis divaricata^ articulis planis ova- 
tis; aculeis iuaequalibus brevissimis 
inunei"o?;i.s ; nodis glauco - tomentosis. 
B. M. 2393. Cactus Opuntia Iv. DC. 
grass, t. 138. 0. buinifusa Kaf, 
Torr. et Gray. In America bor, ■^. 
1-ped. Flores rosei el flavii 
16, 0. intermedia Salm; subcrc- 
cta; articulis tenuibus ol)Iongo-ovatis 
obscure viridibus nitidis; nodis distan- 
tibus fulvo-setosis. In Evrop, aitatr, 
^, Articuli 4 — 5 unc. longi, Flores 
sulphurei. 
17, O, coccinellifera Mill, alte 
erecta; articulis carnosis crassis ob- 
scure viridibus ohloiigo-ovatis; nodis 
reniotis tomentosis subaculeatis ; acu- 
leis parvis subot)soletis. Cactus coc- 
ciuelUfcrus L. B. M. 2741. et 2742. 
Dill. elth. 383. In Amer, anstr. ^^ 
Frut. 3 — 5-ped. Articuli 6 — 12 uuc. 
longi. Flores rubri,' 
IS, 0, tuberctilata Haiv, erecta 
alta ; articulis oblongo - lanceolatis 
utrinque altenuatis tenuissiniis subtu- 
berculatis costatis; nodis subremotis; 
aculeis fasciculatis setiformibus bre- 
vissimis. In Amer, aitstr, '^, Arti- 
culi 4—6 unc. longi, Flores flavi, 
IV, 0, stricia Haw, gracilis ere- 
cta; articulis carnosis opaco-viridibus 
ovato-ellipticis; nodis distantibus se- 
tosis , setiw nuinerosis brevibus. 0. 
inermis DC, Cactus Opnntia DC. p^ 
grass. 138. c. fig. In Amer. au&tr,'^' 
Articuli pedales. Flores flavi, 
^0, O. tanceolata Haw, subere- 
cta; articulis lanceolatis glabris viri- 
dibus; nodis distantibus subtomento- 
sis flavo-setosis ; aculeis nullis. J" 
Amer, austr,-^* Frut. 2— 3-p6d, Flo- 
res flavi. 
21, O. decumana Haw, erecta al- 
tissima; articulis oblongo-Ianatis cras- 
sissiinis obscure viridibus; nodis brev,e 
tomentosis; aruleis brevibus sparsis 
decidiiis. O. maxima 3IilI, O. elon- 
gata Hort. In Amer, austr, '^, Frut 
5 — 10-ped. Articuli 1— IJ ped. 
Flores sordide aurantiaci. 
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