Opuntia tezontepecana Gallegos-Vázquez & Scheinvar, with edible acidic peel, medium productivity, late season. Origin: Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Chapingo, Mexico by C. Gallegos-Vázquez. Selected in a home garden in Tezontepec, Hidalgo, Mexico; tested as O-334; selected 2010; CNVV (Mexican National Catalog of Plant Varieties): XOC-018-031111; Nov. 2011. Tree: Fruit: small, 71.2 g; obovate; scar of receptacle moderately depressed, 3.6 mm; external peel uneven medium green; internal peel pink; internal peel thick, 10.3 mm, typical of xoconostle; ratio of internal peel weight to total fruit weight high, 82.28%; acidic, pH 4.3; funiculus orange, firm; juiciness medium; sugar content low, 4.4 °Brix; ripens in April, one year after flowering in Hidalgo, Central Mexico; fruits can remain more than 2 years after maturation. Plant: bushy, short; cladodes yellowish green, with spines in all areolas; areolas grey; 4 to 5 spines in central areola; central spine short, 13.7 mm, erect, white, strong.
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