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Cumulopuntia boliviana
Cumulopuntia boliviana
C. boliviana
Conservation status
Taxonomy
Kingdom

Plantae

(unranked)

Angiosperms

(unranked)

Eudicots

(unranked)

Core eudicots

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Cactaceae

Subfamily

Opuntioideae

Genus

Cumulopuntia

Species

C. boliviana

Naming and discovery
Botanist

(Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter

Cumulopuntia boliviana (copan, espina, kepo, or puscaya) is a species of cactus in the Opuntioideae subfamily. It is endemic to South America in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

It is a fleshy plant with cylindrical stems bearing spines and green or yellow flowers. It is often used as an ornamental plant.

Synonyms[]

  • Cumulopuntia echinacea
  • Cumulopuntia famatinensis
  • Cumulopuntia pampana
  • Maihueniopsis boliviana
  • Opuntia asplundii
  • Opuntia boliviana
  • Opuntia echinacea
  • Tephrocactus albiscoparius
  • Tephrocactus asplundii
  • Tephrocactus bolivianus
  • Tephrocactus echinaceus
  • Tephrocactus melanacanthus

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