. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. 74 THE CACTACEAE. character is not constant; flower differences are described, but these are inconstant. One species, O. albiflora, has already been referred to synonymy. Opuntia salmiana is said to have come from Brazil, but no definite locality is given for it, and it has not been collected there in recent times. If really from Brazil, and there is no good reason to question this reference, it is doubtless from the southern part, possibly on the border of Paraguay; indeed, 0. albiflora, one of the three, was described from a Paraguay collecti
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. 74 THE CACTACEAE. character is not constant; flower differences are described, but these are inconstant. One species, O. albiflora, has already been referred to synonymy. Opuntia salmiana is said to have come from Brazil, but no definite locality is given for it, and it has not been collected there in recent times. If really from Brazil, and there is no good reason to question this reference, it is doubtless from the southern part, possibly on the border of Paraguay; indeed, 0. albiflora, one of the three, was described from a Paraguay collection; the other, 0. spegazzinii, is a native of the deserts of northern Argentina. Cactus salnriaiins Lemaire (Cact. 87. 1868, name only) has been referred here as a synonym; as has also 0. floribunda Lemaire (Cact. Gen. Nov. Sp. 68. 1839). Opuntia schickendantzii Weber, included by Schumann in this relationship, we refer to our series 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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