- Cuija
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Cuija 
Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Subfamily: Opuntioideae Tribe: Opuntieae Genus: Brasiliopuntia
(K.Schum.) A.BergerSpecies: B. brasiliensis Binomial name Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis
(Willd.) A.BergerSynonyms Brasiliopuntia argentina (Griseb.) A.Berger
Brasiliopuntia bahiensis (Britton & Rose) A.Berger.
Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis ssp. subacarpa ?
Brasiliopuntia neoargentina Backeb.
Brasiliopuntia schulzii (A.Cast. & Lelong) Backeb.
Brasiliopuntia subacarpa Rizzini & A.Mattos
Cactus brasiliensis Willd.
Opuntia argentina Griseb.
Opuntia bahiensis Britton & Rose
Opuntia brasiliensis (Willd.) Haw.
Opuntia neoargentina (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
Opuntia schulzii A.Cast. & LelongThe cuija (Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis) is a species of cactus and the only species in the genus Brasiliopuntia. The Spanish word cuija can also refer to other cacti, however, such as Opuntia rastrera.[1]
Range
Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis is native to South America, especially Brazil. There are some introduced populations elsewhere, such as Florida.[2]
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Top of Opuntia brasiliensis
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The trunk
References
- ^ "Opuntia rastrera". NPGS/GRIN. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?25865. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ Taylor (2002). Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Cacti of South America
- Flora of Brazil
- Least concern plants
- Cacti
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