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Endangered

CITES App. II

Primary

Opuntia vulgaris

Gard. Dict., ed. 8. no. 1. 1768 [16 Apr 1768] (= O. ficus-indica often misapplied to O. humifusa)

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Cactaceae

Genus

Species

Opuntia vulgaris

Author

Mill.

Chinese genus

仙人掌属

Chinese name

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Accepted

Opuntia ficus-indica

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