Cumulopuntia

Cumulopuntia is a genus of cactus (family Cactaceae). This is a poorly defined genus, with constant change to what species fall under it and whether it should even be a separate genus from Opuntia, which it is often interchanged with. It was defined by Friedrich Ritter in 1980 by redefining multiple species in Tephrocactus and Opuntia. Still more work needs to be done to circumscribe Cumulopuntia as it stands.^[1]

Cumulopuntia
Cumulopuntia sphaerica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Opuntioideae
Tribe:	Austrocylindropuntieae
Genus:	Cumulopuntia F.Ritter 1980.
Type species
Cumulopuntia boliviana
Synonyms
Sphaeropuntia Guiggi 2012.

Species list

As of February 2023^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[2]

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Cumulopuntia boliviana (Salm-Dyck) F.Ritter	Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru
	Cumulopuntia chichensis (Cárdenas) E.F.Anderson	Argentina, Bolivia
	Cumulopuntia corotilla (K.Schum. ex Vaupel) E.F.Anderson	Peru
	Cumulopuntia dimorpha (C.F.Först.) A.Pauca & Quip.	Peru.
	Cumulopuntia flexibilispina Hoxey & M.Lowry	Bolivia
	Cumulopuntia glomerata (Pfeiff.) Hoxey	Peru
	Cumulopuntia ignota (Britton & Rose) F.Ritter ex D.R.Hunt	Peru
	Cumulopuntia iturbicola G.J.Charles	Argentina (Jujuy)
	Cumulopuntia leucophaea (Phil.) Hoxey	Chile, Peru
	Cumulopuntia rossiana (Heinrich & Backeb.) F.Ritter	Argentina, Bolivia, Peru
	Cumulopuntia sphaerica (C.F.Först.) E.F.Anderson	Peru
	Cumulopuntia subterranea (R.E.Fr.) F.Ritter	Argentina, Bolivia
	Cumulopuntia unguispina (Backeb.) F.Ritter ex A.Pauca & Quip.	Peru
	Cumulopuntia zehnderi (Rauh & Backeb.) F.Ritter	Peru

References

1. "Cumulopuntia". The Cactus Expert. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
2. "Cumulopuntia F.Ritter - Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-02-05.