Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Opuntia echios var. zacana
tuna gigante, tuna, cactus
An impressive tree cactus with flat, spiny pads. The flowers are bright yellow. Adult cacti have orange-brown trunks with flaking bark. Popular in gardens for the sculpture-like quality.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Opuntia
Species
echios
Subspecies
var. zacana
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Syn.: Opuntia zacana Howell.; Wiggins & Porter (1971) as Opuntia galapageia var. zacana Backeb.
Origin: Endemic
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- Jørgensen, P.M. León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999) Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, 1181 pp.
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- Anderson, E.F. Walkington, D.L. (1970) New Combinations and Taxa in the Cactaceae of the Galápagos Islands. Madroño 20(5): 256.
- Davis, S. (1987) El centro mundial para el monitoreo de la conservación y las floras insulares amenazadas. Memorias. Taller sobre investigación Botánica y Manejo en Galápagos. Pg. 304-314
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"Galapagos Species Database, Opuntia echios var. zacana", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=240. Accessed 24 September 2025.