Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Caryophyllanae > Order Caryophyllales > Family Cactaceae > Genus Opuntia

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Opuntia*	(L.) Mill.	accepted genus name
*Cactus [unranked] Opuntia*	L.	basionym
*Nopalea*	Salm-Dyck	heterotypic synonym
*Opuntia anacantha*	Speg.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia aurantiaca*	Lindl.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia austrina*	Small	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia basilaris*	Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia bonaerensis*	Speg.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia canterae*	Arechav.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia chlorotica*	Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia cochenillifera*	(L.) Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia dejecta*	Salm-Dyck	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia elata*	Salm-Dyck	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia elatior*	Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia engelmannii*	Engelm.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia ficus-indica*	(L.) Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia fragilis*	(Nutt.) Haw.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia humifusa*	(Raf.) Raf.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia leucotricha*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia macrocentra*	Engelm.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia macrorhiza*	Engelm.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia mesacantha*	Raf.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia microdasys*	(Lehm.) Pfeiff.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia monacantha*	(Willd.) Haw.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia phaeacantha*	Engelm.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia pilifera*	F. A. C. Weber	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia polyacantha*	Haw.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia puberula*	Pfeiff.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia rioplatensis*	Font	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia robusta*	Pfeiff.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia scheeri*	F. A. C. Weber	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia spinulifera*	Salm-Dyck	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia streptacantha*	Lem.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia stricta*	(Haw.) Haw.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia tomentosa*	Salm-Dyck	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia tortispina*	Engelm. & Bigelow	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia tuna*	(L.) Mill.	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Cactus ficus-indica*	L.	basionym
*Cactus compressus*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Cactus opuntia*	L.	heterotypic synonym
*Opuntia amyclaea*	Ten.	heterotypic synonym
*Opuntia compressa*	J. F. Macbr.	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Opuntia crassa*	Haw.	heterotypic synonym
*Opuntia ficus-barbarica*	A. Berger	heterotypic synonym
*Opuntia maxima*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Opuntia megacantha*	Salm-Dyck	heterotypic synonym
*Opuntia vulgaris*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Aragonese: chumbera; higo chumbo (fruto); higuera chumba sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Asturian: cactus; chumbera sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Basque: india picoa; Indiapico; Indiapiko; Indipikondo; Indipiku (fruto) sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: figa de moro; figa de pala; figa palera; figos de moro (fruto); figuera chumba; figuera d´Índia; figuera de moro; figuera de moro comuna; figuera de moro/figueres de moro; figuera de pala; figuera de pic; figuerassa; figues de moro; figues de pala; nopal; pala de figuera de moro; pita sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Galician: figueira-da-Barbária; figueira-da-India; figueira-da-índia sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Majorcan: figuera de moro; figuera de pic; figuera de pie sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: cacto-dos-figos-da-Índia; figueira chumba; figueira da India; figueira da Índia; figueira do inferno; figueira-da-Barbaria; figueira-da-Barbária; figueira-da-India; figueira-da-índia; nopal; tabaios sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: chumba; chumbera; chumbo; higo; higo chumbo; higo chumbo (fruto); higo de pala (fruto); higo de tuna; higochumbo; higos blancos; higos blanquillos; higos chumbos (fruto); higos chungos; higos de viña; higos malagueños amarillos; higos moscateles; higuera; higuera chumba; higuera chumbera; higuera de Indias; higuera de la India; higuera de moro; higuera de pala; higuera de tuna; higuera del infierno; higuera del moro; higuera tuna; jiguera chumba; nopal; nopalera; pala; pala (filocladio); pala chumbera; palas; palera; penca; tuna; tunal sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Valencian: figa de pala; figa palera; figuera de pala; figuera de xumbos; figueres de pala; figueres paleres; nopalera; palera; pales de figuera palera