Woodblocks Museum Plantin-Moretus
Woodblocks Plantin-Moretus

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(1553-1601)

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no. 6811 [MPM.HB.06811]

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Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller

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

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origin of:
R. Dodoens [Dodonaeus ], Stirp. Hist. Pempt.: p. 801, fig. 2 (1583)

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family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Opuntioideae

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

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epithet recognized:

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Illustration contributed by:
Museum Plantin-Moretus, Antwerp, Belgium

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link to this page:
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=437684

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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;