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Opuntia, commonly called the prickly pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, many known for their flavorful fruit and showy flowers. [1] Cacti are well-adapted to aridity; however, they are still vulnerable to alterations in precipitation and temperature driven by climate change. [ 2 ]
Image Flower Scientific name Parentage Distribution Cytology Opuntia × aequatorialis Britton & Rose: O. pubescens × O. soederstromiana: Ecuador: Opuntia × alta Griffiths: O. engelmannii var. lindheimeri × O. stricta
Opuntioideae is a subfamily of the cactus family, Cactaceae.It contains 15 genera divided into five tribes.The subfamily encompasses roughly 220–250 species, and is geographically distributed throughout the New World from Canada, to Argentina. [3]
Opuntia ficus-indica, the Indian fig opuntia, fig opuntia, or prickly pear, is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant grown in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world. [3] O. ficus-indica is the most widespread and most commercially important cactus.
Opuntia : generic name that comes from the Greek used by Pliny the Elder for a plant that grew around the city of Opus in Greece. [ 5 ] anacantha : Latin epithet meaning "without thorns".
Mature edible nopal pad. Nopal is a common name in Spanish for Opuntia cacti (commonly referred to in English as prickly pear or tender cactus), as well as for its pads.The name nopal derives from the Nahuatl word nohpalli [noʔˈpalːi] for the pads of the plant.
The two largest genera within the subfamily, Opuntia and Cylindropuntia are also not monophyletic. The classification of the Opuntioideae is thus uncertain as of March 2012 [update] ; Griffith and Porter say that changes in classification will require "broad information (of multiple data types) regarding all species of opuntioid cacti".
Opuntia auberi grows in the form of a tree and reaches a height of 3 to 8 meters or more. The branches occur at right angles from the trunk. The stem is cylindrical and has a brown color with glochidia. It is blue-green to gray-green, with large pieces up to 30 centimeters long.