Archer, T.C., Popular economic botany (1853)
Pop. Econ. Bot.

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(1853)

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t. 5 p. 44 f. 21

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Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller

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binominal name:
Opuntia vulgaris Miller
name recognized:
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller
name recognized (basionym):
Cactus ficus-indica L.

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cited non-linnean name:
prickly pear

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drawing: W.H. Fitch

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family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Opuntioideae

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epithet cited: vulgaris,-is,-e

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epithet recognized: ficus-indicus,-a,-um

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Cactus ficus-indica L.; Platyopuntia ficus-indica (L.) F.Ritter;
heterotypic synonyms:
Cactus chinensis Roxb.; Cactus elongatus Willd.; Opuntia arcei Cárdenas; Opuntia chinensis (Roxb.) K. Koch; Opuntia cordobensis Speg.; Opuntia vulgaris Miller;