As classified in WFO snapshot
December 2023
latest classification for this taxon
species
Opuntia ficus-indica
This species name was first published in Gard. Dict.: Opuntia No. 2. 1768.
At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000385761.
Synonyms of Opuntia ficus-indica
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opuntia maxima | Gard. Dict.: Opuntia No. 5. 1768. | — | wfo-0000385611 | |
| Opuntia mexicana | Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 150. 1837. | — | wfo-0000385630 | |
| Opuntia leucostata | Hort. Tour Germ.: 160. 1837. | — | wfo-0000385636 | |
| Opuntia lanceolata | Syn. Pl. Succ.: 192. 1812. | — | wfo-0000385650 | |
| Opuntia opuntia | Deutsche Fl.: 888. 1882. | — | wfo-0000385711 | |
| Opuntia obovata | in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 46: 202. 1919. | — | wfo-0000385715 | |
| Opuntia parvula | Hort. Dyck.: 364. 1834. | — | wfo-0000385732 | |
| Opuntia fusicaulis | in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 271. 1908. | — | wfo-0000385736 | |
| Opuntia glauca | Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 153. 1837. | — | wfo-0000385764 | |
| Opuntia glaberrima | Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 158. 1837. | — | wfo-0000385765 | |
| Opuntia elongata | Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 81. 1819. | — | wfo-0000385776 | |
| Opuntia ficus-barbarica | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 22: 181. 1912. | — | wfo-0000385784 | |
| Opuntia labouretiana | Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 717. 1897–1899. | — | wfo-0000385818 | |
| Opuntia undosa | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 139. 1913. | — | wfo-0000385984 | |
| Opuntia umbrella | Nomencl. Bot. 2: 222. 1841. | — | wfo-0000385985 | |
| Opuntia tuna-blanca | in Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 99: 107. 1925. | — | wfo-0000386047 | |
| Opuntia tribuloides | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 137. 1913. | — | wfo-0000386055 | |
| Opuntia arkansana | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 8: 115. 1898. | — | wfo-0000386506 | |
| Opuntia decumana | Saxifrag. Enum. 2: 71. 1821. | — | wfo-0000386568 | |
| Opuntia alfagayucca | Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 68. 1845. | — | wfo-0000386652 | |
| Opuntia amyclaea | Fl. Neapol. Prodr. App. 5: 15. 1826. | — | wfo-0000386676 | |
| Opuntia ficus-indica f. amyclaea | Handb. Kakteenkult.: 51. 1907. | — | wfo-0000390507 | |
| Platyopuntia cordobensis | Kakteen Südamerika 2: 403. 1980. | — | wfo-0000398064 | |
| Platyopuntia ficus-indica | Kakteen Südamerika 2: 403. 1980. | — | wfo-0000398711 | |
| Cactus compressus | Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 348. 1796. | — | wfo-0000577743 | |
| Cactus decumanus | Enum. Pl., Suppl.: 84. 1814. | — | wfo-0000577777 | |
| Cactus elongatus | Enum. Pl., Suppl.: 34. 1814. | — | wfo-0000577807 | |
| Cactus ficus | Fl. Jap.: 198. 1784. | — | wfo-0000577830 | |
| Cactus ficus-indica | Sp. Pl.: 468. 1753. | — | wfo-0000577831 | |
| Cactus lanceolatus | Misc. Nat.: 188. 1803. | — | wfo-0000577942 | |
| Cactus opuntia | Sp. Pl.: 468. 1753. | — | wfo-0000578057 | |
| Opuntia ficus-indica var. amyclaea | Hort. Mortol.: 411. 1912. | — | wfo-0000738986 | |
| Opuntia apurimacensis | in Bradleya 13: 100. 1995. | — | wfo-0001254408 | |
| Opuntia ficus-indica var. decumana | in Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires, ser. 3 4: 512. 1905. | — | wfo-0001254583 | |
| Opuntia cordobensis | in Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires, ser. 3 4: 513. 1905. | — | wfo-0001287118 | |
| Opuntia compressa | in Contr. Gray Herb. 65: 41. 1922. | — | wfo-0001287344 | |
| Platyopuntia apurimacensis | Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1257. 1981. | — | wfo-0001287762 | |
| Cactus maximus | in Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino 33: 140. 1826. | — | wfo-0001288101 | |
| Opuntia paraguayensis | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 9: 149. 1899. | — | wfo-0001289330 | |
| Opuntia caespitosa | in: Seringe, N. C., Bull. Bot.: 216. 1830. | — | wfo-0001289829 | |
| Opuntia crassa | Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 81. 1819. | — | wfo-0001289890 | |
| Opuntia gymnocarpa | Dict. Hort.: 893. 1898. | — | wfo-0001289892 | |
| Opuntia ficus-indica var. gymnocarpa | in Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires, ser. 3 4: 512. 1905. | — | wfo-0001289893 | |
| Cactus opuntia var. ficus-indica | Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 13. 1813. | — | wfo-0001430278 | |
| Cactus opuntia var. latifolius | Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 172. 1826. | — | wfo-0001430279 | |
| Opuntia crassa var. major | Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 153. 1837. | — | wfo-0001433113 | |
| Opuntia elongata var. laevior | Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 242. 1850. | — | wfo-0001433143 | |
| Opuntia ficus-indica f. decumana | Handb. Kakteenkult.: 51. 1907. | — | wfo-0001433158 | |
| Opuntia ficus-indica f. gymnocarpa | Kakteen: 66. 1926. | — | wfo-0001433159 | |
| Opuntia ficus-indica f. reticulata | Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 10. 1957. | — | wfo-0001433160 | |
| Opuntia ficus-indica var. elongata | Handb. Kakteenkult.: 51. 1907. | — | wfo-0001433161 | |
| Opuntia ficus-indica var. saboten | in J. Jap. Bot. 7: 6. 1931. | — | wfo-0001433162 | |
| Opuntia leiascheinvariana | in Bot. Sci. 93: 519. 2015. | — | wfo-0001433226 | |
| Opuntia megacantha var. tenuispina | Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 68. 1850. | — | wfo-0001433256 |