Martínez-González C. R., Raymundo T., Garza-Ocañas F., García-Morales L. J., Jiménez-Ramírez J., García Jimenéz J., Taxonomy and Phylogeny Reveal a Cryptic New Species of Opuntia (Cactaceae) from Tamaulipas, Mexico, Taxonomy, 2026, 6(2):33, doi: 10.3390/taxonomy6020033
The protologue of Opuntia miquihuanensis from Tamaulipas contains a description, type designation, illustrations, micromorphology, phenology and a phylogenetic analysis. The authors place the species in the rhizomatous prickly pear group and propose a threat assessment based on its restricted range and habitat pressures.