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Opuntia Mill.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Mill. (1754). In: Gard. Dict. Abr. Ed. 4. S. Str.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Caryophyllales
family
Cactaceae
genus
Opuntia

Name

Synonyms
Cactodendron J.M.Bigelow
Cactus Lem.
Chaffeyopuntia Fric & Schelle
Chaffeyopuntia Frič & Schelle ex Kreuz.
Clavarioidia Kreuz.
Ficindica St.-Lag.
Nopalea Salm-Dyck
Opuntia ×bernichiana
Parviopuntia Soulaire & Marn.-Lap.
Phyllarthus Neck. ex M.Gomez
Platyopuntia (Engelm.) Frič & Schelle ex Kreuz.
Platyopuntia Ritter
Plutonopuntia P.V.Heath
Salmiopuntia Fric
Subulatopuntia Frič & Schelle
Tunas Lunell
Weberiopuntia Fric
Homonyms
Opuntia Mill.
Common names
Cactus raquettes in French
Cholla in language.
Cholla in language.
Feigenkaktus in language.
Feigenkaktus in language.
Hoshniteelí in Navajo
Ihbhai in language.
Kaynanadili in Turkish
Kijñi in language.
Nopales in French
Oponce, Nopal, Opuntia, Raquette in French
Oponce, Opuntia, Raquette in French
Oponce, Raquette, Nopal, Opuntia in French
Oponces in French
Opuncija in Croatian
Opuntien in German
Pak'am in language.
Palmas-forrageiras in Portuguese
Paré in language.
Prickly Pears in English
Pricklypear in English
Tunas y nopales in Spanish
Turksvye in Afrikaans
atimosita in Cree
cholla in English
desert pears in English
devil's-tongues in English
fichi d'India in Italian
figenkaktus in Danish
figues de Barbarie in French
fikenkaktusslekta in Norwegian Bokmål
fikonkaktusar in Swedish
fügekaktusz in Hungarian
medvetalpkaktusz in Hungarian
nopales y xoconostles in Spanish
opuncie in Czech
opuntiat in Finnish
opunzie in Italian
prickly pear cactuses in English
prickly-pear in English
prickly-pear in English
prickly-pear cactus in English
prickly-pears in language.
prickly-pears in English
pricklypear in English
vijgcactus in Dutch
Опунция in Russian
Опунція in Ukrainian
צבר in Hebrew
निवडुंग in Marathi

Bibliographic References

  1. Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version).
  2. Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version).
  3. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  4. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  5. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  6. Hunt, David, 2006: null. The New Cactus Lexicon: Text. x + 373.
  7. SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997
  8. Svenska kärlväxtnamn (2011) Databas levererad av Thomas Karlsson 2011-06-16
  9. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  10. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  11. as per family
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