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    Species Accepted

    Opuntia monacantha Haw.

    cochineal prickly-pear

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Recorded as introduced in 62 countries or islands

      62 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      AustraliaYes
      BangladeshYes
      BulgariaNo
      BhutanNo
      BotswanaNo
      Cook IslandsNo
      ChinaYes
      EcuadorNoUnknown
      EcuadorNo
      SpainNo

      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      12 results
      arumbeva Portuguese
      cardo-palmático Portuguese
      cochineal prickly-pear English
      drooping prickly-pear English
      drooping tree-pear English
      gewöhnliche Opuntie German
      luisiesturksvy Afrikaans
      monducuru Portuguese
      palmatória Portuguese
      smooth tree-pear English

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      45 results
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      Citation

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