New record of Opuntia microdasys (Lehm.) Pfeiff. (Cactaceae) for the flora of Zimbabwe

Alfred Maroyi

doi:10.14719/pst.1548

New record of Opuntia microdasys (Lehm.) Pfeiff. (Cactaceae) for the flora of Zimbabwe

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Alfred Maroyi Department of Botany, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice 5700, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7965-3415

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.1548

Keywords:

Cactaceae, Opuntia microdasys, Naturalized, Southern Africa, Weeds, Zimbabwe

Abstract

Recent field work in Zimbabwe yielded new records of an alien species, Opuntia microdasys (Lehm.) Pfeiff. (Cactaceae) which is naturalized in central region of the country. This species is native to central, northern and southern America and is commonly used as an ornamental plant in Zimbabwe.

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04-07-2022

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Maroyi A. New record of Opuntia microdasys (Lehm.) Pfeiff. (Cactaceae) for the flora of Zimbabwe. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2022 Jul. 4 [cited 2024 Nov. 24];9(sp1):50-2. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/1548

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