Species of cactus
Opuntia stricta
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Opuntia stricta with fruits
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Clade:
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Angiosperms
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Clade:
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Eudicots
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Order:
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Caryophyllales
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Family:
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Cactaceae
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Genus:
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Opuntia
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Species:
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O. stricta
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Binomial name
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Opuntia stricta
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Synonyms[3]
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- Cactus opuntia var. inermis DC.
- Cactus strictus Haw.
- Consolea bahamana (Britton & Rose) A.Berger
- Opuntia airampo Phil.
- Opuntia bahamana Britton & Rose
- Opuntia balearica F.A.C.Weber ex Hirscht
- Opuntia bartramii Raf.
- Opuntia bentonii Griffiths
- Opuntia dillenii var. reitzii Scheinvar
- Opuntia dillenii var. tehuantepecana Bravo
- Opuntia inermis (DC.) DC.
- Opuntia keyensis Britton ex Small
- Opuntia longiclada Griffiths
- Opuntia magnifica Small
- Opuntia nejapensis Bravo
- Opuntia parva A.Berger
- Opuntia stricta subsp. esparzae Scheinvar
- Opuntia stricta var. reitzii (Scheinvar) Scheinvar & A.Rodr.
- Opuntia tehuantepecana (Bravo) Bravo
- Opuntia tenuiflora Small
- Opuntia vulgaris var. balaerica F.A.C.Weber
- Pilocereus flavispinus Rümpler
- Pilocereus nobilis K.Schum.
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Opuntia stricta is a species of large cactus that is endemic to the subtropical and tropical coastal areas of the Americas, especially around the Caribbean.[2] Common names include erect prickly pear and nopal estricto (Spanish).[4] The first description as Cactus strictus was published in 1803 by Adrian Hardy Haworth. In 1812 he moved the species to the genus Opuntia.