1793 T. Martyn sig. N4 Ovato-subulata capsula, an ovate-subulate capsule. Between ovate and awl-shaped, but most tending to the latter.
1875 E. M. Hale (ed. 4) 480 It [sc. the prickly pear] is prostrate, spreading..; the minute leaves ovate-subulate and oppressed.
1996 48 243 (table) Bracteole shape. Ovate-subulate.