. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. OPUNTIA. 183 OPUNTIA ZACUAPANENSIS Berger, Hort. Mortol. 413. 1912. "A fine new species with bright-orange flowers. We received this plant a few years ago from M. L. Puteaux, Versailles, as Opuntia spec, from Zacuapan.* Joints 13 to 20 cm. long and cm. broad, obovate, smooth, glossy green, areoles 15 to 25 mm. distant, slightly elevated, small, roundish or obovate. Spicules yellow, short, not numerous. Spines generally two, white, with yellowish points and base, terete, the lower deflexed shorter, the upper one spreading (2-) 3 cm. lon
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. OPUNTIA. 183 OPUNTIA ZACUAPANENSIS Berger, Hort. Mortol. 413. 1912. "A fine new species with bright-orange flowers. We received this plant a few years ago from M. L. Puteaux, Versailles, as Opuntia spec, from Zacuapan.* Joints 13 to 20 cm. long and cm. broad, obovate, smooth, glossy green, areoles 15 to 25 mm. distant, slightly elevated, small, roundish or obovate. Spicules yellow, short, not numerous. Spines generally two, white, with yellowish points and base, terete, the lower deflexed shorter, the upper one spreading (2-) 3 cm. long. Flowers numerous from the top of the joint, cm. long and cm. broad, ovary obovate turbinate, to 4 cm. long and 22 mm. broad, areoles somewhat elevated, prickly; petals obovate lanceolate, acute and aristate, orange-yellow, with a more reddish-brown hue along the midrib on the back and as well on the shorter obtuse outer petals; stamens yellow, style yellowish, thickened or clavate above the base, stigmata (6-) 7, dirty ; We have studied a plant, sent from La Mortola to the New York Botanical Garden in 1913, which has not flowered; it appears to be related to 0. lasiacantha. Figure 223 represents a joint from the plant received from La Mortola, Italy, in FIG. 222.—Opuntialasiacantha. FIG. 223.—Opuntia zacuapanensis. FIG. 224.—Opuntia hyptiacantha. 203. Opuntia hyptiacantha Weber, Diet. Hort. Bois 894. 1898. Opuntia nigrilu Griffiths, Rep. Mo. Hot. Card. 21: 169. 1910. ? Opuntia cretochaeta Griffiths, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 29: n. 1916. A tall, much branched plant, but in cultivation often only i meter high; joints oblong to obovate, 20 to 30 cm. long, pale green, but when young bright green; spines on young joints single, porrect, and accompanied by 2 or 3, sometimes many, white, slightly pungent hairs; spines on old joints *Perhaps Zacualpan, in Vera Cruz, Please note that these images are extracted
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