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Details for: Opuntia humifusa
Source: Korotkova, N. & Raab-Straube, E. von (2017): Cactaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.
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Name: Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
Nomencl. ref.: Med. Fl. 2: 247. 1830
Rank: Species
Status: ACCEPTED
Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): Regnum - Plantae
     Divisio - Tracheophyta
          Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
               Class - Magnoliopsida
                    Superordo - Caryophyllanae
                         Ordo - Caryophyllales
                              Familia - Cactaceae Juss.
                                   Genus - Opuntia (L.) Mill.
                                       
Basionym: Cactus humifusus Raf.
Homotypic synonyms: Cactus humifusus Raf.
Heterotypic synonyms: Opuntia ammophila Small
Opuntia nana (DC.) Vis.
Cactus opuntia var. nana DC.
Opuntia humifusa var. ammophila (Small) L. D. Benson
Synonyms: Opuntia rafinesquii Engelm.
Misapplied names: "Opuntia vulgaris" sec. Greuter, W., Burdet, H. M. & Long, G. - Med-Checklist 1 Genève & Berlin 1984.
"Opuntia vulgaris" sec. Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. - Flora europaea 1-5 Cambridge University Press Cambridge 1964-1980.
"Opuntia vulgaris" sec. Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1993) - Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4th revised edition - Sommerfeltia Oslo 17.
"Opuntia vulgaris" sec. Acebes, J. R. & al. (2010): Pteridophyta, Spermatophyta - in: Arechavaleta, M., Rodríguez, S., Zurita, N. & García, A. - Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias. Hongos, plantas y animales terrestres. 2009 Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2010.
"Opuntia vulgaris" sec. Linares, L. - The Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society. Gibraltar Flora - http://www.gonhs.org/flora.htm 2006+.
"Opuntia vulgaris" sec. Bolòs, O. de, Vigo, J., Masalles, R. M. & Ninot, J. M. - Flora manual dels països catalans Barcelona 1990.
"Opuntia vulgaris" sec. - Flora Iberica. Plantas vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. 2 1990.
"Opuntia vulgaris" sec. Ciocârlan, V. - Flora Ilustrată a României: Pteridophyta et Spermatophyta Bucureşti 2009.
"Opuntia vulgaris" sec. - Flora of Syria, Palestine and Sinai 1 1932.
"Opuntia vulgaris" sec. Meikle, R. D. - Flora of Cyprus 2 Kew 1985.
"Opuntia vulgaris" sec. Tzvelev, N. N. - Flora vostočnoj Evropy 11 Sankt-Peterburg 2004.
"Opuntia vulgaris" sec. Tzvelev, N. N. & Geltman, D. V. (ed.) - Conspectus Florae Europae Orientalis 1 Petropoli 2012.
"Opuntia vulgaris" sec. POST, G. E. - Flora of Syria, Palestine and Sinaï (ed. 2/J. E. DINSMORE). American Press, Beirut, 1932-1933. 1: [i]-[xliv], [1]-639. 1932; 2: [i]-xviii, [1]-928. 1933.
 
Common names: chumbeira (Galician), chumbera (Spanish, Castillian), chumbo (Spanish, Castillian), figueira da India (Portuguese), figueira de faraón (Galician), figueira do demo (Galician), figueira do inferno (Portuguese), figueira espinhosa da India (Portuguese), figuera chumba (Catalan), figuera de moro (Catalan), figuera de moro (Majorcan), higo chumbo (Spanish, Castillian), higo de pala (Spanish, Castillian), higos de pala (Spanish, Castillian), higuera chumba (Spanish, Castillian), higuera de Indias (Spanish, Castillian), higuera de las Indias (Spanish, Castillian), higuera de pala (Spanish, Castillian), higuera de tuna (Spanish, Castillian), higuera del moro (Spanish, Castillian), higuera tuna (Spanish, Castillian), india picoa (Euskera), nopal (Galician), nopal (Spanish, Castillian), nopalera (Spanish, Castillian), opuncia (Portuguese), opunta (Portuguese), palas (Spanish, Castillian), paleca chumba (Valencian), palera (Valencian), palera chumba (Valencian), tuna (Spanish, Castillian), tunal (Spanish, Castillian)[Credits]
Maps: distribution
Occurrence: [Ar Au nAz(S) nBl nBu Ca(C F G L) Co nCr nCt nCy nGa(F) Ge Gg(A G) nGr He Hs(G) nHs(S) Ir nIt nJu Le Rf(C CS) cRf(NW) dRm nSa nSi(S) aUk(K) Uk(U)]