Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
misapplication:
OpuntiavulgarisMill.legitimate
by Harden, G.J.in Harden, G.J. (ed.)(1990), Cactaceae.Flora of New South Wales1: 203
misapplication:
OpuntiavulgarisMill.legitimate
by Stajsic, V. & Carr, G.W.in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.)(1996), Cactaceae.Flora of Victoria3: 125-126, Fig. 25w-y
APC Comment:A.D.Chapman, Austral. Pl. Name Index 2124 (1991) and I.R.H.Telford,Fl. Australia 4: 70 (1984) indicate Opuntia monacantha is based on Cactus monacantha Willd. However, Haworth's protologue does not support this interpretation (see also GRIN database: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?25858)