Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck
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Filed As
Cactaceae
Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck -
Collector(s)
D. S. Correll 48825 with G. R. Proctor, 07 Jun 1977
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Location
Bahamas. Crooked Island and Long Cay. Long Cay (formerly Fortune Island). In Long Cay Village.
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Habitat
On edge of coppice swale.
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Description
Plants large and fleshy, to 6 m tall; flowers red. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 1159630
Occurrence ID: f378d388-6436-4c11-9984-3cbd9c0776a1
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Caryophyllales
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Family
Cactaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
West Indies
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Country
Bahamas
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State/Province
Crooked Island and Long Cay
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Locality
Long Cay (formerly Fortune Island). In Long Cay Village.
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Coordinates
22.6043, -74.3326
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Coordinate Uncertainty (m)
5051.57
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Georeferencing Method
Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coord. of geogr. center of Long Cay, pre known as Fortune Island. Measured from coord. to farthest extent of the island to find linear extent (5040 m). Input information into MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find uncertainty radius.
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
NEW YORK BOTANJC^ GARDEN '"'01159630 IMAGED PLANTS OF BAHAMA ISLANDS Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill. Crooked Island: Long Cay (formerly Fortune Island), on edge of coppice swale in Long Cay Village. Plants large and fleshy, to 6 m tall; flowers red. June 7, 1977 D.S. Correli § G.R. Proctor 48825 Herbarium FAIRCHILD TROPICAL GARDEN 01159630
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Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck