Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck

  • Filed As

    Cactaceae
    Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck

  • Collector(s)

    G. J. Breckon 7046, 24 September 2003

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Mayagüez. UPR-RUM. In planter next to Biology Department greenhouse at Celis Hall, UPR - Mayagüez.

  • Description

    Large shrub, 3m; aeroles white. Flowers cylindric when open, petals crimson, anthers yellow, stigmas reddish. Cultivated by cuttings. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    herbarium distribution: JBSD, MAPR, NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01007221

    Occurrence ID: 6a1fd32d-01cf-4f80-af23-7a86627f9024

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    Mayagüez

  • Locality

    UPR-RUM. In planter next to Biology Department greenhouse at Celis Hall, UPR - Mayagüez.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 15 m. (49 ft.)

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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
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