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Opuntia cochenillifera is a species of cactus in the subfamily Opuntioideae. It is endemic to Mexico, and is the most common species in Jamaica. The first description was in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus as Cactus cochenillifer. Philip Miller described it as Opuntia cochenillifera in 1768.

Opuntia cochenillifera
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Genus:	Opuntia
Species:	O. cochenillifera
Binomial name
Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill., 1768
Synonyms
Opuntia nuda Nopalea nuda Nopalea cochenillifera Cactus cochenilliferus Cactus cochenillifera Cactus cochenilifer

References

External links

• Plants Profile for Opuntia cochenillifera (cochineal nopal cactus)
• Opuntia cochenillifera - Species Page - ISB: Atlas of Florida Plants

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El nopal chamacuero, nopal de la cochinilla,Tuna de Cochinilla,Tuna España o tunita[1] (Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill.), es una especie fanerógama perteneciente a la familia Cactaceae. Es nativa de Norteamérica en México.

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