Opuntia ficus-indica

Opuntia ficus-indica

Synonymy

Source: Korotkova, N. & Raab-Straube, E. von (2017+): Cactaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8: Opuntia No. 2. 1768
  • ≡Cactus ficus-indica L., Sp. Pl.: 468. 1753
  • =Cactus opuntia L., Sp. Pl.: 468. 1753
  • ≡Cactus compressus Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 348. 1796, nom. illeg.
  • ≡Opuntia compressa J. F. Macbr. in Contr. Gray Herb. 65: 41. 1922, nom. illeg.
  • ≡Opuntia vulgaris Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8: Opuntia No. 1. 1768
  • =Opuntia maxima Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8: Opuntia No. 5. 1768
  • =Opuntia crassa Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 81. 1819
  • =Opuntia amyclaea Ten., Fl. Neapol. Prodr. App. 5: 15. 1826
  • =Opuntia megacantha Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck.: 363. 1834
  • =Opuntia ficus-barbarica A. Berger in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 22: 181. 1912

Content

Distribution

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Euro+Med not endemic not endemicA: Albania naturalisedB,C,D; Algeria naturalisedE,F; Azores (Santa Maria naturalisedG, São Miguel naturalisedG); Baleares naturalisedH,I,J,K (Mallorca introducedL); Bosnia-Herzegovina naturalisedM; Canary islands naturalisedE,N,O (Fuerteventura introducedP,Q, Gomera introducedP,Q, Gran Canaria introducedP,Q, Hierro introducedP,Q, La Palma introducedP,Q, Lanzarote introducedP,Q, Tenerife introducedP,Q); Corsica naturalisedA,J,K,R,S,T; Crete, with Karpathos naturalisedJ,K; Crimea introducedU; Croatia naturalisedV,W,X,Y,Z; Cyprus naturalisedJ,AA,AB; Denmark introducedAC; East Aegean islands naturalisedJ,AD (Greek East Aegean islands introducedAD); Finland introducedAC; Former Yugoslavia naturalisedJ,AE,AF,AG; France, with Channel is. and Monaco (France naturalisedJ,K,T,AH); Germany introduced: reported in errorAI; Greece naturalisedJ,K; Israel/Palestine introducedAJ,AK; Israel/Palestine-Jordan naturalisedJ,AL; Italy, with San Marino and Vatican City naturalisedJ,K,AE,AM,AN,AO,AP,AQ; Lebanon naturalisedAR; Lebanon-Syria naturalisedJ,AL; Libya naturalisedJ,AS; Madeira archipelago naturalisedE (Desertas introducedQ,AT, Madeira island introducedQ,AT, Porto Santo introducedQ,AT); Montenegro naturalisedAU; Morocco naturalisedE,J,AV,AW; Norway introducedAC; Portugal naturalisedI,J,AX; Sardinia naturalisedJ,AE,AM,AN,AO,AP,AQ,AY,AZ; Sicily, with Malta introduced: presence questionableAG (Malta naturalisedJ,BA, Sicily naturalisedAM,AN,AO,AP,BB,BC); Spain, with Gibraltar and Andorra naturalisedJ,K,AE (Gibraltar introducedBD, Spain naturalisedH,I,BE,BF,BG); Sweden introducedAC; Switzerland introducedBH; Syria naturalisedAR; Tunisia naturalised ‒ naturalisedE,J,BI,BJ; Turkey (Turkey, Asiatic part introducedBK,BL)

Common Names

Aragonese (Spain): chumberaBM, higo chumbo (fruto)BM, higuera chumbaBM; Asturian; Bable; Leonese; Asturleonese (Spain): cactusBM, chumberaBM; Basque (Spain): IndiapicoBM, IndiapikoBM, IndipikondoBM, Indipiku (fruto)BM, india picoaBM; Catalan; Valencian (Spain): figa de moroBM, figa de palaBM, figa paleraBM, figos de moro (fruto)BM, figuera chumbaBM, figuera de moroBM, figuera de moro comunaBM, figuera de moro/figueres de moroBM, figuera de palaBM, figuera de picBM, figuera d´ÍndiaBM, figuerassaBM, figues de moroBM, figues de palaBM, nopalBM, pala de figuera de moroBM, pitaBM; Galician (Spain): figueira-da-BarbáriaBM, figueira-da-IndiaBM, figueira-da-índiaBM; Majorcan (Ibiza): figuera de picBM; Majorcan (Mallorca): figuera de moroBM, figuera de pieBM; Portuguese (Portugal): cacto-dos-figos-da-ÍndiaBM, figueira chumbaBM, figueira da IndiaBM, figueira da ÍndiaBM, figueira do infernoBM, figueira-da-BarbariaBM, figueira-da-BarbáriaBM, figueira-da-IndiaBM, figueira-da-índiaBM, nopalBM, tabaiosBM; Spanish; Castilian (Spain): chumbaBM, chumberaBM, chumboBM, higoBM, higo chumboBM, higo chumbo (fruto)BM, higo de pala (fruto)BM, higo de tunaBM, higochumboBM, higos blancosBM, higos blanquillosBM, higos chumbos (fruto)BM, higos chungosBM, higos de viñaBM, higos malagueños amarillosBM, higos moscatelesBM, higueraBM, higuera chumbaBM, higuera chumberaBM, higuera de IndiasBM, higuera de la IndiaBM, higuera de moroBM, higuera de palaBM, higuera de tunaBM, higuera del infiernoBM, higuera del moroBM, higuera tunaBM, jiguera chumbaBM, nopalBM, nopaleraBM, palaBM, pala (filocladio)BM, pala chumberaBM, palasBM, paleraBM, pencaBM, tunaBM, tunalBM; Valencian (Spain): figa de palaBM, figa paleraBM, figuera de palaBM, figuera de xumbosBM, figueres de palaBM, figueres paleresBM, nopaleraBM, paleraBM, pales de figuera paleraBM

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