Opuntia ficus-indica

Opuntia ficus-indica
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
Cactus decumanus Willd. Cactus ficus-indica L. Opuntia amyclaea Ten. Opuntia cordobensis Speg. Opuntia decumana (Willd.) Haw. Opuntia gymnocarpa F. A. C. Weber Opuntia hispanica Griffiths Opuntia maxima Mill. Opuntia megacantha Salm-Dyck Opuntia paraguayensis K. Schum.

Edible parts

• Leaf pads (nopales)
• Fruits (tunas)

Acknowledgements

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