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Nomenclature: wfo-0001433101

Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill. Gard. Dict.: Opuntia No. 6. 1768.

Nomenclatural References

• person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
• person : Philip Miller (1691-1771) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Mill.' in the authors string.

Taxonomy: Accepted in 2023-12 classification

Placement: Code > Plantae Haeckel > Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown > Angiosperms > Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl > Cactaceae Juss. > Opuntia Mill. > Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill.

Synonyms

• Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck
• Nopalea brittonii Houghton
• Opuntia magnifolia Noronha
• Opuntia cochinelifera (L.) Mill.
• Opuntia cochenillifera DC.
• Opuntia coccinellifera Steud.
• Cactus cochenillifer L.
• Cactus subinermis Link ex Steud.
• Opuntia nuda (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
• Cactus campechianus Thierry
• Nopalea coccifera Lem.
• Nopalea nuda Backeb.
• Nopalea brittonii var. variegata Houghton

Facets

Life Form: Tree (3).

Countries (ISO): Bahamas (the) [BS] (1); Bangladesh [BD] (1); Benin [BJ] (1); Bolivia (Plurinational State of) [BO] (1); Brazil [BR] (4); Cayman Islands (the) [KY] (1); China [CN] (1); Colombia [CO] (1); Costa Rica [CR] (1); Cuba [CU] (1); Dominican Republic (the) [DO] (1); El Salvador [SV] (1); Fiji [FJ] (1); French Polynesia [PF] (4); Guatemala [GT] (1); Guinea [GN] (1); Honduras [HN] (1); Jamaica [JM] (1); Mauritius [MU] (1); Mexico [MX] (5); Myanmar [MM] (1); Puerto Rico [PR] (1); Senegal [SN] (1); Sudan (the) [SD] (1); Tanzania, the United Republic of [TZ] (1); Trinidad and Tobago [TT] (1); United States of America (the) [US] (1); Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) [VE] (1); Viet Nam [VN] (1).

IUCN Threat Status: Data Deficient (1).

Taxonomic References

• database : Caryophyllales TEN record for Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill.