Lindley, J. in Lindley, J. (ed.) (1833), Edwards's Botanical Register 19: t. 1606 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (none cited).

Maiden, J.H. (1911), Spread of Opuntia aurantiaca (prickly pear). Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 22(12): 1048 [secondary reference]

Maiden, J.H. (1911), The prickly pears of interest to Australia. No. 1. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 22(4): 326 & Plate [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 503 [secondary reference]

common name: Tiger Pear [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 94 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Cactaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 142 [secondary reference]

common name: Tiger Pear [n/a]

Telford, I.R.H. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Cactaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 69, Map 85 APC [secondary reference]

pro parte misapplication: Opuntia ferox (Willd.) Haw. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1900), The Queensland Flora 2: 704 common name: Tiger Pear [n/a]

• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Cactaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 202 [secondary reference]

common name: Tiger Pear [n/a]

Stajsic, V. & Carr, G.W. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Cactaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 123, Fig. 23i-k [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. in Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. (ed.) (2000), Flora of New South Wales Supplement 1: 24 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Cactaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 202 [secondary reference]

common name: Tiger Pear [n/a]

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