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5417.000 Opuntia
Description of the genus
Succulent shrubs or trees. Stems either composed of flattened joints or terete; branches tuberculate. Areoles with up to 30 spines; glochidia present. Leaves 0 or inconspicuous, caducous. Flowers solitary. Fruit purple, red or yellow. Derivation of name: based on Tournefort’s name for succulent plants from Opous, Boeotea, Greece. Worldwide: 200 species, N and S America. Zimbabwe: 3 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| exaltata A. Berger | W | Description, Image |
| ficus-indica (L.) Mill. | W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| fulgida Engelm. | W,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Opuntia:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: OpuntiaFlora of Burundi: Opuntia
Flora of Caprivi: Opuntia
Flora of Mozambique: Opuntia
Flora of Zambia: Opuntia
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Opuntia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): OpuntiaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Opuntia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Opuntia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Opuntia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Opuntia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Opuntia
JSTOR Plant Science: Opuntia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Opuntia
Plants of the World Online: Opuntia
Tropicos: Opuntia
Wikipedia: Opuntia
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