identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
03F787F1FFF2FFCF39C3F8F5FD4CFB05.text	03F787F1FFF2FFCF39C3F8F5FD4CFB05.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Opuntia leoglossa Font & M. Kohler 2021	<div><p>Opuntia leoglossa Font &amp; M.Köhler, sp. nov. (Figs. 1–2)</p> <p>Type:— AUSTRALIA. Victoria, Riverina, Greta West, McLeans Road, 21 January 1994, Stajsic 1006 (holotype mounted in two separate labeled sheets— MEL2023597! and MEL2089030!—and one spirit collection— MEL2089026!; Isotypes at NSW395077!, and CANB481700!).</p> <p>Diagnosis: — Opuntia leoglossa morphologically resembles O. puberula Pfeiffer (1837: 156) from which differs by the elongated cladodes (vs. elliptic to short ovoid in O. puberula). O. leoglossa is also similar to O. linguiformis, but can be distinguished by the light dull green epidermis (vs. blue-glaucous green in O. linguiformis).</p> <p>Description:— Shrub, decumbent to erect, 1–2 m tall; trunk frequently present, 15–18 cm in diam. Stem segments flattened (cladodes) 25–35 cm long × 3.5–6.0 cm wide × 5–10 mm thick, narrowly elongated, linear-elliptic to longoblong, not tuberculated; epidermis light to pale green, dull, not glaucous. Areoles 40–70 per cladode face, circular to subcircular, 0.3–4.5 cm in diam., sometimes protuberant in young cladodes, 1–2 cm distance between each other in diagonal; with whitish wool turning greyish at aging. Leaves conic, green to chartreuse yellow, rarely with vinaceous pigments, succulent, 2–4 mm, caducous, ascending. Glochids present, in a dense tuft brushlike, beige to dirty-yellow, 1–2 mm long, in cladodes, pericarpel, and fruit areoles. Spines 0–1(–3) per areole, acicular, 0.5–1.0 cm long, usually antrorse, rarely retrorse, whitish to pale yellow turning greyish at aging; only on occasional areoles. Pericarpel 1.5–3.0 cm long × 1.0– 1.2 cm wide, slightly elongated to short obconic, not tuberculated. Flower bud apex acute, chartreuse green to pale pink. Flowers numerous, 4–5 cm in diameter at anthesis; external tepals chartreuse green, sometimes pale pink-tinged, succulent, triangular to lanceolate; inner tepals bright yellow sometimes turning light orange after anthesis, largely obovate with obtuse and mucronate apex. Stamens numerous, cream to pale yellow filaments and anthers. Style white, 1.6–1.8 cm long, obconic with a narrowed base. Stigma 5–7 lobed, green. Fruit obovoid to obconic, chartreuse green when immature to purple-red when ripe, 2.5–3.5 cm long × 1.5–2.0 cm in diameter; shallow but wide umbilicate apex. Seeds not seen.</p> <p>Etymology: —The epithet refers to the Latinization of the vernacular name “Lion’s Tongue”: leo, apocope of the word leonem (meaning lion, from Latin), and glossa (meaning tongue, from Greek).</p> <p>Vernacular name: — “ Lion’s Tongue”, “Chicken Dance Cactus”, “lengua de leon”, “língua de leão”.</p> <p>Chromosome number: —2n = 22 (diploid) (L.C.Majure 7086, FLAS, Majure et al. 2012b, sub O. schickendantzii).</p> <p>Distribution, habitat, and ecology: — Opuntia leoglossa has an unknown origin, but is recorded in Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, and Victoria-Stajsic &amp; Carr 1996, sub O. schickendantzii) and Spain (Valencia and Huelva-Gullón et al. 2014, Guillot-Ortíz &amp; Sáez 2014, sub O. schickendantzii). It usually grows along roadsides, degraded areas, railway embankments, and open disturbed woodlands. It is an exclusively ornamental plant, with no other economic uses reported. It has important limitations to be considered an invasive weed because the only means of dispersal seems to be through human action. The cladodes are not easily detachable, and the spines do not have the strength or the size to be attached to the fur of animals together with parts of the stem.</p> <p>Specimen examined:— AUSTRALIA. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 0.5 km N of Yellowdine, 31° 17’ 33.5” S, 164° 45’ 15” E, 03 October 2014, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=164.75417&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-31.292639" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 164.75417/lat -31.292639)">Chinnock</a> 10452 (photo AD!, PERTH [n.v.]); SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Yaninee, 32° 56’ 48” S, 135° 16’ 23” E, 07 August 2010, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=135.27306&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-32.946667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 135.27306/lat -32.946667)">Chinnock</a> 10264 (photo AD!); Adelaide Hills, near Woodside, 34° 55’ 58” S, 138° 54’ 10” E, 16 December 2013, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=138.90277&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-34.932777" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 138.90277/lat -34.932777)">Brodie</a> 5307 (photo AD!); Campbelltown, 34° 52’ 23” S, 138° 39’ 13” E, 10 December 2013, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=138.65361&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-34.873055" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 138.65361/lat -34.873055)">Brodie</a> 5262 (photo MEL!) VICTORIA. Opposite 59 Porter Street, 37° 51’ 3” S, 144° 59’ 17” E, 11 February 2008, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=144.98805&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-37.85083" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 144.98805/lat -37.85083)">Chinnock</a> 10128 (photo AD!); Greta West, opposite the Greta West Post Office, 36° 31’ 59.2” S, 146° 13’ 36.1” E, 21 January 1994, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=146.22668&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-36.53311" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 146.22668/lat -36.53311)">Stajsic</a> 1006 (photo CANB!, photo MEL!, photo NSW!); South Morang, George Road, road cutting between Yan Yean Rd and Plenty Rd., 37° 39’ 00” S, 145° 07’ 00” E, 30 December 1993, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=145.11667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-37.65" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 145.11667/lat -37.65)">Stajsic</a> 1220 (photo MEL!, spirit [n.v.]). NEW SOUTH WALES. 0.4 km E of High Street, E edge of Ganmain, on the Junee Rd., 34° 47’ 41.2” S, 147° 03’ 17.6” E, 3 December 2009, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=147.05489&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-34.794777" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 147.05489/lat -34.794777)">Chinnock</a> 10242 (photo AD!); N outskirts of Griffith, N side of Combe Rd opposite intersection with Duchatel Rd, 34° 16’ 26” S, 146° 00’ 47.9” E, 1 October 2004, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=146.0133&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-34.273888" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 146.0133/lat -34.273888)">Mallinson</a> 723 (B [n.v], photo MEL!, photo CANB!, NSW [n.v], photo SI!, TARCH [n.v.]); Ca. 3 km E of Yenda, N edge of Cemetery Rd., 34° 28’ 09.1” S, 146° 13’ 54” E, 27 November 2005, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=146.23166&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-34.469196" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 146.23166/lat -34.469196)">Mallinson</a> 813 (photo CANB!, photo MEL!, NSW [n.v.]); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=148.92&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-34.829998" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 148.92/lat -34.829998)">Yass district</a>, 34° 49’ 48” S, 148° 55’ 12” E, July 2009, Minehan s.n. (NSW 869496). AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY. Canberra, Suburb of Bruce; c. 20 m W from first bus stop on W side of Haydon Drive, from junction with Barry Drive, 35° 15’ 15” S, 149° 05’ 13” E, 622 m, 1 November 2008, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=149.08694&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-35.254166" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 149.08694/lat -35.254166)">Purdie</a> 6916 A (photo CANB!); ibid. 25 December 2008, Purdie 6916 B (photo CANB!).</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F787F1FFF2FFCF39C3F8F5FD4CFB05	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Köhler, Matias;Font, Fabián	Köhler, Matias, Font, Fabián (2021): Opuntia leoglossa sp. nov. (Cactaceae): a new identity for the aloctone “ Lion’s Tongue ” cactus. Phytotaxa 510 (3): 281-287, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.510.3.8, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.510.3.8
