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Opuntia triacantha (Willd.) Sweet (Hort. Brit. 172. 1826.) Localities: West Indies (endemic), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Monserrat, Nevis, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, ], Greater Antilles [ Puerto Rico (native)[ Desecheo,], Virgin Islands (native) (Guana Islands, St. Croix, St. Thomas, ) ], Common Names: Jumping cassie (L. Antilles), Raquette volante (L. Antilles), Suckers (L. Antilles), Sucking cassie (L. Antilles), Synonyms: Opuntia militaris Britton & Rose (Cactaceae 1: 104. 1919.), Citations:1). Anderson, E.F. 2001. The Cactus Family. Timber Press. 2). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 3). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 4). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 5). Liogier, A.H. 1985-1997. Descriptive Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Spermatophyta. Vols. 1-5. Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 6). Wunderlin, R.P., and B.F. Hansen. 2004. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa. Website: www.plantatlas.usf.edu. Last edited 20 Oct 08 |