Opuntia caracassana tends to erect up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in height. The flowers are yellow and the fruit is small and red.
Juvenileedit
Young specimens have obovate or round cladodes between 5 and 12 cm long and up to 6 cm wide. The cladodes are also clearly green. The spines of the young specimens are subulate and white with a yellow base. The points are either dark or completely yellow. 1.0–4.0 cm long, Its spikes are described as divaricate. The spikes can have one to two radial spikes 1 to 1.5 cm long.[4]
Adultsedit
Full-grown specimens have also obovate or round cladodes grown up to 15–17 cm long and 10–12 cm wide. There are one to two white central spines with a brown tip which are 2.5-5.5 cm long. They are also described as being divaricated and subulate and with a white tip. There are one to three radial spines which are 0.5-3.5 cm long. The longest spines tend the squirm. [4]
Areolesedit
The areoles are white, rounded. Its dimensions are 3 to 4 mm white and 2 to 3 mm high. With some the Glochids are not clearly visible. [4]
Flowersedit
The flowers of the O. caracannana are 4.8 to 5 cm long. The perianth is 2.5 to 3 cm in diameter. The hypanthium is 3 cm in length.[4]
Fruitsedit
Fruits of the O. caracannana are small and red.[4]
^Salm-Reifferscheidt, Joseph; Georgi, Carl; Henry & Cohen. Cacteae in horto Dyckensi cultae anno 1849, secundum tribus et genera digestae : additis adnotationibus botanicis characteribusque specierum in enumeratione diagnostica cactearum Doct. Pfeifferi non descriptarum. Bonnae: Apud Henry & Cohen, typis C. Georgii.
^ abcdefFlórez, Daniela Porras; Albesiano, Sofía; Violet, Leopoldo Arrieta (2018-03-15). "El género Opuntia (Opuntioideae–Cactaceae) en el departamento de Santander, Colombia". Biota Colombiana. 18 (2): 112–132. doi:10.21068/C2017.V18N02A07.
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opuntia, caracassana, species, from, genus, opuntia, species, originally, described, joseph, salm, reifferscheidt, dyck, 1850, scientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade, angiospermsclade, eudicotsorder, caryophyllalesfamily, cactaceae. Opuntia caracassana is a species from the genus Opuntia 1 The species was originally described by Joseph zu Salm Reifferscheidt Dyck in 1850 2 3 Opuntia caracassanaScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsOrder CaryophyllalesFamily CactaceaeGenus OpuntiaSpecies O caracassanaBinomial nameOpuntia caracassanaSalm Dyck Contents 1 Description 1 1 Juvenile 1 2 Adults 1 2 1 Areoles 1 2 2 Flowers 1 2 3 Fruits 2 Distribution and habitat 3 Taxonomy 4 ReferencesDescription edit nbsp Opuntia caracassana tends to erect up to 1 m 3 3 ft in height The flowers are yellow and the fruit is small and red Juvenile edit Young specimens have obovate or round cladodes between 5 and 12 cm long and up to 6 cm wide The cladodes are also clearly green The spines of the young specimens are subulate and white with a yellow base The points are either dark or completely yellow 1 0 4 0 cm long Its spikes are described as divaricate The spikes can have one to two radial spikes 1 to 1 5 cm long 4 Adults edit Full grown specimens have also obovate or round cladodes grown up to 15 17 cm long and 10 12 cm wide There are one to two white central spines with a brown tip which are 2 5 5 5 cm long They are also described as being divaricated and subulate and with a white tip There are one to three radial spines which are 0 5 3 5 cm long The longest spines tend the squirm 4 Areoles edit The areoles are white rounded Its dimensions are 3 to 4 mm white and 2 to 3 mm high With some the Glochids are not clearly visible 4 Flowers edit The flowers of the O caracannana are 4 8 to 5 cm long The perianth is 2 5 to 3 cm in diameter The hypanthium is 3 cm in length 4 nbsp Fruits edit Fruits of the O caracannana are small and red 4 Distribution and habitat editThe distribution of the O caracannana ranges from the neotropical regions between the north of South America and the Caribbean and specimens have notably been observed in Aruba Colombia Curacao and Dutch Caribbean 4 Citizen science projects also mentions specimens being found in Costa Rica and Venezuela 3 1 Taxonomy editOpuntia caracassana is also known by the following taxon names synonyms Opuntia pennellii 3 Opuntia salvadorensis 3 Opuntia wentiana 3 References edit a b Opuntia caracassana iNaturalist Retrieved 2021 12 07 Salm Reifferscheidt Joseph Georgi Carl Henry amp Cohen Cacteae in horto Dyckensi cultae anno 1849 secundum tribus et genera digestae additis adnotationibus botanicis characteribusque specierum in enumeratione diagnostica cactearum Doct Pfeifferi non descriptarum Bonnae Apud Henry amp Cohen typis C Georgii a b c d e Opuntia caracassana Salm Dyck www gbif org Retrieved 2021 12 07 a b c d e f Florez Daniela Porras Albesiano Sofia Violet Leopoldo Arrieta 2018 03 15 El genero Opuntia Opuntioideae Cactaceae en el departamento de Santander Colombia Biota Colombiana 18 2 112 132 doi 10 21068 C2017 V18N02A07 nbsp Media related to Opuntia caracassana at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This Cactaceae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Opuntia caracassana amp oldid 1169890003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
