Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1914-2013)
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard.

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vol. 73 (1986)

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p. 507 f. 1.2

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Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller

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

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drawing: G. Engelmann

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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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Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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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;