Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.

higherClassification: Eukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 > Plantae > Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl > Cactaceae Juss. > Opuntioideae Burnett > Opuntieae DC. > Opuntia Mill.
taxonID 6T3LT
parentNameUsageID 69B3
originalNameUsageID 9-0BKlRyLEub5db_FF7s91
scientificNameID 0WnfXgnFd08X0lIDtajVY2
datasetID 1141
taxonomicStatus accepted
taxonRank species
scientificName Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.
scientificNameAuthorship (L.) Mill.
genericName Opuntia
specificEpithet ficus-indica
namePublishedIn Mill. (1768). Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 2 (1768).
nomenclaturalCode ICN
references http://www.worldplants.de/?deeplink=Opuntia-ficus-indica
DataSource Catalogue of Life   2025-06-13