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Opuntia tuna (L.) Mill.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Mill. (1768). In: Gard. Dict. Ed. 8.: No. 3.

Classification

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

Name

Synonyms
Cactus horridus Salisb.
Cactus opuntia Descourt., 1829
Cactus opuntia var. tuna (L.) DC.
Cactus tuna L.
Opuntia gilva A.Berger
Opuntia jamaicensis Britton & Harris
Homonyms
Opuntia tuna (L.) Mill.
Opuntia tuna Duss, 1897
Opuntia tuna DC.
Common names
Elephantear Pricklypear in English
Fico d'India (nome genere) in Italian
Oponce in French
Oponce de Tuna, Opuntia de Tuna in French
Sour Pickle in English
buskopuntia in Swedish
buskopuntia in Swedish
elephantear pricklypear in English
orelha-de-elefante in Portuguese
orelha-de-elefante in Portuguese
palma in Portuguese
palma in Portuguese
tuna in English
tuna in English
Sour Pickle in English
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