{"id":1341710,"date":"2011-03-17T07:55:06","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T07:55:06","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:50:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:20:28","slug":"opuntia-cochenillifera","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/opuntia-cochenillifera\/","title":{"rendered":"Nopalea cochenillifera"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Nopalea<\/i> cochenillifera<\/i> (L.) Salm-Dyck<\/span><\/a>, Cact. Hort. Dyck. 64 1850<\/i>. (syn. Cactus<\/i> cochenillifer<\/i> L.<\/span><\/a>; Nopalea<\/i> cochenillifera<\/i> (L.) Lyons<\/span><\/a>; Opuntia<\/i> cochenillifera<\/i> (L.) Mill.<\/span><\/a>; Opuntia<\/i> cochinelifera<\/i> (L.) Mill.<\/span><\/a>);<\/div>\n
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Cochineal Cactus, Velvet Opuntia, Wooly Joint Prickly Pear, Nopales opuntia, Nopal cactus;<\/b><\/div>\n
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Stem flattened, not winged<\/span>
\n3. Stamens exserted beyond corolla……………………..Nopalea<\/b><\/u><\/span>
\n 3. Stamens not exserted beyond corolla………………..Opuntia<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n

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Opuntia sp for ID from Uttarakhand: May 2014 DSR_5<\/a> : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4).
\nThis <\/span>ornamental Opuntia<\/i><\/span> with red flowers bloom each year in summer season<\/span> but without producing fruits.Not able to identify it; please help!<\/span><\/div>\n
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Could it be Opuntia elatior<\/i> Mill. (=Opuntia burgeriana<\/i>)<\/p>\n

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efi page on Opuntia elatior<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Flower is very close to Opuntia cochenillifera, commonly known as Velvet Opuntia.I have no idea about the fruits, not seen any<\/p>\n

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Thank You … for this ID which seems correct.<\/p>\n

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You have been identifying all my Uttarakhand posts. I am glad I could identify this Opuntia for you.<\/p>\n
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Flowers from Uttarakhand-ID requested_DS11052011_SN1<\/a>:
\nLooks like some common cactus – Don’t know the exact id. Found on roadside 50KM away from Rudraprayag.<\/p>\n

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it is Nopalea cochenillifera<\/b><\/i> (L.) Salm.-Dyck. Cact. Hort. ed. 2, 64, 1850; Almeida, Fl. Mah. 2: 336, 1998; Singh et al, Fl. Mah. St. 2: 83, 2001. Synonyms: Cactus cochenillifera<\/i> L., Sp. Pl. 468, 1753. Opuntia cochenillifera<\/i> Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8, 6, 1768.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

here is the distinguishing character for the two genera
\nStem flattened, not winged<\/span>
\n3. Stamens exserted beyond corolla……………………..Nopalea<\/u><\/span>
\n 3. Stamens not exserted beyond corolla………………..Opuntia<\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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I am a bit confused – I tried both the names suggested on internet, and in both cases the picture tallies.<\/p>\n

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.. there is no need to get confused. The plant earlier known as Opuntia cochelinifera<\/i> L. in now correctly known as Nopalea cochenillifera<\/a><\/i> (L.) Salm-Dyck
\nSo you will find both the names on net matching: some sites following older nomenclature, some new. Several former species of Opuntia are now shifted to Nopalea<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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For ID- flowering cactus<\/a> : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1).<\/div>\n
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