. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. FIG. 143.—Opuntia antillana forming thickets. Type locality: Near Basse Terre, St. Christopher, Rose, Fitch and Russell, No. 3230. February 2, 1913. Distribution: St. Christopher, St. Croix, Tortola, St. Thomas, Porto Rico, and Hispaniola. This species is one of the most widely distributed in the West Indies and, on some of the islands on which it occurs, generally the most abundant. This is partly due to the fact that the terminal joints are easily de- tached and may thus be widely scattered. The question has frequently been raised in our mind
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. FIG. 143.—Opuntia antillana forming thickets. Type locality: Near Basse Terre, St. Christopher, Rose, Fitch and Russell, No. 3230. February 2, 1913. Distribution: St. Christopher, St. Croix, Tortola, St. Thomas, Porto Rico, and Hispaniola. This species is one of the most widely distributed in the West Indies and, on some of the islands on which it occurs, generally the most abundant. This is partly due to the fact that the terminal joints are easily de- tached and may thus be widely scattered. The question has frequently been raised in our minds whether this species may not be of hybrid origin. It has some resemblance to O. dillenii, but has much smaller joints and these very fragile. What the other parent would be is not so clear. The fragile joints would suggest 0. triacantha or 0. repens, but otherwise there is no close alliance with either of these. Owing to the fact that it is more common than any of these species, and is often not associated with any of them, we believe it to be distinct. In the. Fig. 144.—Opuntia antillana. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carnegie Institution of Washington. Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington
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