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- O. ficus-indica is a large, trunk-forming, segmented cactus that may grow to 5–7 metres (16–23 feet) with a crown of over 3 m (10 ft) in diameter and a trunk diameter of 1 m (1 yard). Cladodes (large pads) are green to blue-green, bearing few spines up to 2.5 centimetres (1 inch) or may be spineless.
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Opuntia ficus-indica, the Indian fig opuntia, fig opuntia, or prickly pear, is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant grown in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world. O. ficus-indica is the most widespread and most commercially important cactus.
Il fico d'India o ficodindia (Opuntia ficus-indica ((L.) Mill., 1768), è una pianta succulenta appartenente alla famiglia delle Cactacee, originaria del Centroamerica ma naturalizzata in tutto il bacino del Mediterraneo, in Italia soprattutto nelle regioni centro meridionali.
Opuntia ficus-indica ist eine Pflanzenart in der Gattung der Opuntien (Opuntia) aus der Familie der Kakteengewächse (Cactaceae). Das Artepitheton ficus-indica leitet sich von den lateinischen Worten ficus für ‚ Feige ‘ sowie indicus für ‚ Indien ‘ ab und verweist auf die essbaren Früchte der Art und deren angenommener Herkunft von ...
- Kakteengewächse (Cactaceae)
- Opuntieae
- Nelkenartige (Caryophyllales)
- Opuntioideae
Opuntia ficus-indica (Prickly Pear) Smooth Mountain Prickly Pear, Indian Fig, Mission Cactus, Tuberous Prickly Pear, Nopal, Sweet Prickly Pear, Barbary Fig, Cactus Pear, Spineless Cactus. Fast-growing, Opuntia ficus-indica (Prickly Pear) is a big succulent shrub, eventually becoming tree-like, with a thick, woody central trunk and a profusion ...
Opuntia ficus-indica, the Indian Fig Cactus, is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant grown in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world. Likely having originated in Mexico, O. ficus-indica is the most widespread and most commercially important cactus.
Dec 1, 2006 · Synonyms: Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. See all synonyms of Opuntia ficus-indica. Common Names include: ENGLISH: Indian fig opuntia, Barbary fig, Prickly pear. ALBANIAN (Shqip): Fiku i detit. ARABIC ( لعربية ): التين الشوكي, Kermus ennsara (Algeria), Kerma (Algeria), Hindîr (Morocco), Handiyya (Morocco)
