Details for: NA 81287, Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill., (variegated)

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill.

Top Name:

(variegated)

Origin:

–

Maintained:

National Arboretum

Received by NPGS:

01 Jul 2011

Improvement Status:

Clone

Form Received:

Plant

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Availability

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill.

Top Name:

(variegated)

Origin:

–

Maintained:

National Arboretum

Received by NPGS:

01 Jul 2011

Improvement Status:

Clone

Form Received:

Plant

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Source History

Accession Names and Identifiers

(variegated)

Type: Other or unclassified name

NA 81287

Type: Site identifier

Group: NA

U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative

Full name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Nopalea cochenillifera (variegated).

Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill.

Genus:

Opuntia

Family:

Cactaceae

Subfamily:

Opuntioideae

Tribe:

Opuntieae

Nomen number:

25830

Place of publication:

Gard. dict. ed. 8: Opuntia no. 6. 1768

Comment:

an implicit reference to a Linnaean basionym may be assumed fide Shenzhen ICN Art. 41, Ex. 6

Verified:

02/15/2022 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Cactus cochenillifer L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	cochineal cactus	as Nopalea cochenillifera	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	cochineal nopal cactus	as Nopalea cochenillifera	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	cochineal-plant	as Nopalea cochenillifera	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French	cochenillier	as Nopalea cochenillifera	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	raquette espagnole	as Nopalea cochenillifera	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Cochenille-Feigenkaktus		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Portuguese	cacto-de-cochonilha	as Nopalea cochenillifera	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese	palma	as Nopalea cochenillifera	2	Taylor, N. & D. Zappi. 2004. Cacti of eastern Brazil
Portuguese	palma-de-engorda	as Nopalea cochenillifera	2	Taylor, N. & D. Zappi. 2004. Cacti of eastern Brazil
Portuguese	palma-doce	as Nopalea cochenillifera	2	Taylor, N. & D. Zappi. 2004. Cacti of eastern Brazil
Portuguese	palma-miuda	as Nopalea cochenillifera	2	Taylor, N. & D. Zappi. 2004. Cacti of eastern Brazil
Portuguese	palmatória	as Nopalea cochenillifera	2	Taylor, N. & D. Zappi. 2004. Cacti of eastern Brazil
Spanish	nopal chamacuero	as Nopalea cochenillifera	2	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Spanish	nopal de la cochinilla	as Nopalea cochenillifera	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	tunita	as Nopalea cochenillifera	2	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: as Nopalea cochenillifera
Swedish	kochenillkaktus	as Nopalea cochenillifera	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) Note: as Nopalea cochenillifera

Annotations

The Taxonomic Name Of The Accession When It Was Received: 21 Jun 2023, from Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck to Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill.