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

Opuntia (L.) Mill.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Cactus [unranked] Opuntia L. basionym
Nopalea Salm-Dyck heterotypic synonym

Children

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

Literature

nomenclatural reference

Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4: [974]. 1754

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Citation

Korotkova, N. & Raab-Straube, E. von Opuntia (L.) Mill. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/b0ff1130-9671-412b-bf68-08fe9096d62f

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

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Importance

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2021-04-27 by Korotkova, N. & Raab-Straube, E. von

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