Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck
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Filed As
Cactaceae
Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck -
Collector(s)
G. J. Breckon 7046, 24 September 2003
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Location
Puerto Rico. Mayagüez. UPR-RUM. In planter next to Biology Department greenhouse at Celis Hall, UPR - Mayagüez.
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Description
Large shrub, 3m; aeroles white. Flowers cylindric when open, petals crimson, anthers yellow, stigmas reddish. Cultivated by cuttings. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Specimen Notes
herbarium distribution: JBSD, MAPR, NY
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01007221
Occurrence ID: 6a1fd32d-01cf-4f80-af23-7a86627f9024
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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
Puerto Rico
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State/Province
Mayagüez
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Locality
UPR-RUM. In planter next to Biology Department greenhouse at Celis Hall, UPR - Mayagüez.
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Elevation
Alt. 15 m. (49 ft.)
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Distribution
Plants of Puerto Rico MAPR Herbarium - Department of Biology University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR CACTACEAE Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill. Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Rio, UPR-RUM, in planter next to Biology Department greenhouse at Celis Hall, UPR - Mayaguez. 18° 12'37" N, 67° 08'39" W Alt: 15m Large shrub, 3m; aeroles white. Flowers cylindric when open, petals crimson, anthers yellow, stigmas reddish. Cultivated by cuttings. Breckon, G. 7046 24 September 2003 IMAGED 01007221 01007221
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Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck