Opuntia cochenillifera

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Opuntieae
Genus: Opuntia
Species: Opuntia cochenillifera
Name

Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill.
Synonyms

Basionym
Cactus cochenillifer L., Sp. Pl. 1: 468. 1753.
Homotypic
Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck. 1849: 64. 1850.
Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) A.Lyons, Pl. Nam., ed. 2, 261. 1900, comb. superfl.
Heterotypic
Opuntia magnifolia Noronha in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 22. 1790 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1919
Opuntia cochenillifera DC., Pl. Hist. Succ.: t. 137. 1804, nom. illeg., syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Cactus campechianus Thierry, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2, 6: 103. 1817 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1923
Cactus subinermis Link ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 246. 1840 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Opuntia coccinellifera Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2(2-5): 220. 1841 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Nopalea coccifera Lem., Cactées: 89. 1868 syn. sec. Tropicos
Nopalea brittonii Houghton in J. Cact. Succ. Soc. Amer. 1(5): 4. 1929 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Nopalea nuda Backeb., Cactaceae 6: 3629. 1962 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Opuntia nuda (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley in Repert. Pl. Succ. 22: 11. 1973 syn. sec. IPNI
Opuntia cochinelifera (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8: Opuntia No. 6. 1768 syn. sec. ???
Nopalea brittonii var. variegata Houghton in J. Cact. Succ. Soc. Amer. 1(5): 4. 1929, nom. inval., syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Mexico
Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Introduced into:
Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., China Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Guatemala, Guinea, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Marianas, Marquesas, Myanmar, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Senegal, Society Is., Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Miller, P. 1768. The Gardeners Dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery. Ed. 8, 3 volumes (without pagination), John & Francis Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.541 Reference page. : ed. 8: Opuntia no. 6.

Additional references

Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Open access Reference page.

Links

Korotkova, N. et al. 2022. Opuntia cochenillifera in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 04. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Opuntia cochenillifera in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia cochenillifera. Published online. Accessed: Jan 04 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia cochenillifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jan 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Opuntia cochenillifera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Cochenille-Feigenkaktus
English: cochineal cactus, cochineal nopal cactus, cochineal-plant
español: nopal chamacuero, nopal de cochinilla, tunita
français: cochenillier, raquette espagnole, raquette sans piquant
Nāhuatl: Nōcheznohpalli
português: cacto-de-cochonilha, palma, palma-de-engorda, palma-doce, palma-miuda, palmatória
svenska: kochenillkaktus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Opuntieae
Genus: Opuntia
Species: Opuntia cochenillifera
Name

Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill.
Synonyms

Basionym
Cactus cochenillifer L., Sp. Pl. 1: 468. 1753.
Homotypic
Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck. 1849: 64. 1850.
Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) A.Lyons, Pl. Nam., ed. 2, 261. 1900, comb. superfl.
Heterotypic
Opuntia magnifolia Noronha in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 22. 1790 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1919
Opuntia cochenillifera DC., Pl. Hist. Succ.: t. 137. 1804, nom. illeg., syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Cactus campechianus Thierry, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2, 6: 103. 1817 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1923
Cactus subinermis Link ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 246. 1840 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Opuntia coccinellifera Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2(2-5): 220. 1841 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Nopalea coccifera Lem., Cactées: 89. 1868 syn. sec. Tropicos
Nopalea brittonii Houghton in J. Cact. Succ. Soc. Amer. 1(5): 4. 1929 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Nopalea nuda Backeb., Cactaceae 6: 3629. 1962 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Opuntia nuda (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley in Repert. Pl. Succ. 22: 11. 1973 syn. sec. IPNI
Opuntia cochinelifera (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8: Opuntia No. 6. 1768 syn. sec. ???
Nopalea brittonii var. variegata Houghton in J. Cact. Succ. Soc. Amer. 1(5): 4. 1929, nom. inval., syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Mexico
Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Introduced into:
Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., China Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Guatemala, Guinea, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Marianas, Marquesas, Myanmar, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Senegal, Society Is., Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Miller, P. 1768. The Gardeners Dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery. Ed. 8, 3 volumes (without pagination), John & Francis Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.541 Reference page. : ed. 8: Opuntia no. 6.

Additional references

Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Open access Reference page.

Links

Korotkova, N. et al. 2022. Opuntia cochenillifera in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 04. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Opuntia cochenillifera in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia cochenillifera. Published online. Accessed: Jan 04 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia cochenillifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jan 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Opuntia cochenillifera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Cochenille-Feigenkaktus
English: cochineal cactus, cochineal nopal cactus, cochineal-plant
español: nopal chamacuero, nopal de cochinilla, tunita
français: cochenillier, raquette espagnole, raquette sans piquant
Nāhuatl: Nōcheznohpalli
português: cacto-de-cochonilha, palma, palma-de-engorda, palma-doce, palma-miuda, palmatória
svenska: kochenillkaktus