Opuntia cochenillifera (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 7W5VR
parentNameUsageID 69B3
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scientificNameID er3FXbnaO6QA88S5yMoyW1
datasetID 1141
taxonomicStatus accepted
taxonRank species
scientificName Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill.
scientificNameAuthorship (L.) Mill.
genericName Opuntia
specificEpithet cochenillifera
namePublishedIn Mill. (1768). Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 6 (1768).
nomenclaturalCode ICN
references http://www.worldplants.de/?deeplink=Opuntia-cochenillifera
DataSource Catalogue of Life   2025-06-13