Cactaceae Juss.
Opuntia leoglossa Font & M.Köhler
, legitimate, scientific
[Köhler, M. & Font, F. (9 July 2021), Opuntia leoglossa sp. nov. (Cactaceae): a new identity for the aloctone “Lion’s Tongue” cactus. Phytotaxa 510(3)]:
282-285, Figs 1, 2
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"AUSTRALIA. Victoria, Riverina, Greta West, McLeans Road, 21 January 1994, Stajsic 1006 (holotype mounted in two separate labeled sheets—MEL2023597! and MEL2089030!—and one spirit collection—MEL2089026!; Isotypes at NSW395077!, and CANB481700!)."
misapplication:
Opuntia schickendantzii F.A.C.Weber
legitimate
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Etymology:
"The epithet refers to the Latinization of the vernacular name “Lion’s Tongue”: leo, apocope of the word leonem (meaning lion, from Latin), and glossa (meaning tongue, from Greek)."
[Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (8 March 2022), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2021. Nuytsia 33]:
3
[secondary reference]