Overview
Distribution
Localities documented in Tropicos sources
Opuntia megasperma Howell:
Ecuador (South America)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
Ecuador (South America)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
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Lawesson, J. E., H. Adsersen & P. Bentley. 1987. An updated and annotated check list of the vascular plants of the Galapagos Islands. Rep. Bot. Inst. Univ. Aarhus 16: 1–74.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/43197
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Porter, D. M. 1983. Vascular plants of the Galapagos: Origins and dispersal. 33–54. In M. B. R. I. Bowman & A. E. Leviton Patt. Evol. Galapagos Org. Pacific Division, AAAS, San Francisco.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/43214
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Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez. (eds.) 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: i–viii, 1–1181.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/42250
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Wiggins, I. L. & D. M. Porter. 1971. Fl. Galápagos Isl. i–xx, 1–998. Stanford University Press, Stanford.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/73
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Opuntia megasperma
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

No available public DNA sequences.
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No available public DNA sequences.
Download FASTA File
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Opuntia megasperma
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Wikipedia
Opuntia megasperma
Opuntia megasperma is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. This vulnerable species is endemic to the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador), where restricted to Floreana, San Cristobal and Espanola.
Source
- Tye, A. 2000. Opuntia megasperma. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
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