Accepted scientific name:
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. (accepted name) 4 literature references for Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.
Synonyms:
Cactus ficus-indica L. (synonym) 2 literature references for Cactus ficus-indica L.
Opuntia amyclaea Ten. (synonym) 2 literature references for Opuntia amyclaea Ten.
Opuntia compressa auct. non J.F. Macbr. (misapplied name) 2 literature references for Opuntia compressa auct. non J.F. Macbr.
Opuntia joconostle F.A.C. Weber ex Diguet (synonym) 2 literature references for Opuntia joconostle F.A.C. Weber ex Diguet
Opuntia megacantha Salm-Dyck (synonym) 4 literature references for Opuntia megacantha Salm-Dyck
Opuntia paraguayensis K. Schum. (synonym) 2 literature references for Opuntia paraguayensis K. Schum.
Opuntia undulata Griffiths (synonym) 2 literature references for Opuntia undulata Griffiths
Platyopuntia apurimacensis F. Ritter (synonym)
Platyopuntia cordobensis (Speg.) F. Ritter (synonym)
Common names:
Common name Language Country
tuna cactus - -
Indian-fig English -
Nopal de Castilla Spanish - Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Plantae CoL
Phylum Tracheophyta CoL
Class Magnoliopsida CoL
Order Caryophyllales CoL
Family Cactaceae ITIS Global
Genus Opuntia ITIS Global
Distribution: Caribbean; North America; Oceania
Lifezones: -
Additional data: -
Source database: ITIS Global, Mar 2014   99%
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Butterworth C.A., 12-Jun-2013
Online resource: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=19706
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:15414d3e-ac8f-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20140401