Παρασκευή 30 Σεπτεμβρίου 2016
Prickly pear
Opuntia ficus-indica
Opuntia ficus-indica | |
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Illustration by Eaton in The Cactaceae | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Genus: | Opuntia |
Subgenus: | Opuntia |
Species: | O. ficus-indica |
Binomial name | |
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Opuntia ficus-indica is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant important in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world. It is thought probably to have originated in Mexico.[1] Some of the common English names for the plant and its fruit are Indian fig opuntia, Barbary fig, cactus pear, spineless cactus, and prickly pear, although this last name has also been applied to other less common Opuntia species. In Mexican Spanish, the plant is callednopal, while the fruit is called tuna, which are names also used in American English, especially as culinary terms.
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