Descourtilz, M.E., Flore [pittoresque et] médicale des Antilles (1821-1829)
Fl. Méd. Antilles

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vol. 7 (1829)

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t. 516

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Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck

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name cited:
Cactus cochenillifer L.
name recognized:
Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck
name recognized (basionym):
Cactus cochenillifer L.

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drawing: J.T. Descourtilz

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family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Cactoideae
tribe: Cacteae

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epithet: cochenillifer, cochenillifera, cochenilliferum

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Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=92425

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Cactus cochenillifer L.; Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Lyons; Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Miller;
heterotypic synonyms:
Cactus cochenillifer Moç. & Sessé ex DC.; Opuntia cochinelifera (L.) Miller;