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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 ]
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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.
Nopal (plural nopales) 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.
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".
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. [ 4 ] auberi : epithet awarded in honor of the director of the Botanical Garden of Havana Pedro A. Auber .
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