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Internal ID UUID68f8f43629b89184767874
Scientific name Opuntia dillenii
Authority (Ker Gawl.) Haw.
First published in Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 79. 1819.

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Language Common/alternative name
English erect pricklypear
English prickly pear
Spanish opuntia atrocapensis
Spanish opuntia nitens
Spanish cactus dillenii
Spanish opuntia anahuacensis
Spanish opuntia melanosperma
Spanish opuntia zebrina
Arabic الصبار
Arabic التين الشوكي
Bengali ফনীমনসা
Chinese 仙人掌

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000386551
USDA Plants OPDI3
Tropicos 5100104
INPN 610571
Flora of Italy 351
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:136534-1
The Plant List kew-2393202
PFAF Opuntia dillenii
Open Tree Of Life 1020784
Observations.org 199573
NCBI Taxonomy 308223
IPNI 136534-1
iNaturalist 274370
GBIF 6378623
EPPO OPUDI
USDA GRIN 25835
Wikipedia Opuntia_dillenii

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Semisynthesis of Betaxanthins from Purified Betacyanin of Opuntia dillenii sp.: Color Stability and Antiradical Capacity Cruz S, Checa N, Tovar H, Cejudo-Bastante MJ, Heredia FJ, Hurtado N Molecules 03-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11085281
doi:10.3390/molecules29092116
PMID:38731607
A Comparative Analysis of Morphological Characteristics between Endangered Local Prickly Pear and the Newly Introduced Dactylopius opuntiae-Resistant Species in Eastern Morocco Marhri A, Boumediene M, Tikent A, Melhaoui R, Jdaini K, Mihamou A, Serghini-Caid H, Elamrani A, Hano C, Abid M, Addi M Scientifica (Cairo) 09-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10872770
doi:10.1155/2024/7939465
PMID:38370144
Silvicultural Practices for Diversity Conservation and Invasive Species Suppression in Forest Ecosystems of the Bundala National Park, Sri Lanka Suraweera C, Gallo J, Vacek Z, Cukor J, Vacek S, Baláš M Plants (Basel) 31-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10780521
doi:10.3390/plants13010121
PMID:38202429
Exploring the biofunctionalities of lactic fermented cactus pear (Opuntia elatior Mill.) fruit beverage: an exotic superfood Kathiriya MR, Vekariya Y, Hati S J Food Sci Technol 12-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10933228
doi:10.1007/s13197-023-05893-y
PMID:38487287
Natural Sources of Food Colorants as Potential Substitutes for Artificial Additives Vega EN, Ciudad-Mulero M, Fernández-Ruiz V, Barros L, Morales P Foods 12-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10670170
doi:10.3390/foods12224102
PMID:38002160
Purification and Characterization of Polyphenol Oxidase in the Fruits of Opuntia ficus-indica Demir D, Kabak S, Çağlayan K Biology (Basel) 16-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10604213
doi:10.3390/biology12101339
PMID:37887049
Road Impact on Plant Colonization in the Arid Timanfaya National Park Bernardos M, Cornejo NS, Torres Hassan AD, Cabrera R, Arévalo JR Plants (Basel) 13-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10610428
doi:10.3390/plants12203568
PMID:37896031
Ethnobotanical study on edible flowers in Xishuangbanna, China Zhang Q, Cheng Z, Fan Y, Zhang D, Wang M, Zhang J, Sommano S, Wu X, Long C J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 30-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10542681
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00608-1
PMID:37777741
Anti-inflammatory natural products modulate interleukins and their related signaling markers in inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review Gandhi GR, Mohana T, Athesh K, Hillary VE, Vasconcelos AB, Farias de Franca MN, Montalvão MM, Ceasar SA, Jothi G, Sridharan G, Gurgel RQ, Xu B J Pharm Anal 22-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10785269
doi:10.1016/j.jpha.2023.09.012
PMID:38223446
Evaluation of In Vitro Antioxidant, Anti-Obesity, and Anti-Diabetic Activities of Opuntia ficus Cladodes Gel and Its Application as a Preservative Coating for Shrimp during Refrigerated Storage Mohamed AS, Elsebaie EM, Abdelrhman WM, Abdulmaguid NY, Bahnasy RM, Elgendy MS, Elashry AM, El-Hassanin MF, El-Wakeil NH, Khalil AM, Amin HF Gels 04-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10530947
doi:10.3390/gels9090716
PMID:37754397
Recent Research on Different Parts and Extracts of Opuntia dillenii and Its Bioactive Components, Functional Properties, and Applications Lu WC, Chiu CS, Chan YJ, Mulio AT, Li PH Nutrients 29-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10343812
doi:10.3390/nu15132962
PMID:37447287
New Functional Foods with Cactus Components: Sustainable Perspectives and Future Trends Monteiro SS, Almeida RL, Santos NC, Pereira EM, Silva AP, Oliveira HM, Pasquali MA Foods 27-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10340198
doi:10.3390/foods12132494
PMID:37444232
Fungal Endophytes: Microfactories of Novel Bioactive Compounds with Therapeutic Interventions; A Comprehensive Review on the Biotechnological Developments in the Field of Fungal Endophytic Biology over the Last Decade Gupta A, Meshram V, Gupta M, Goyal S, Qureshi KA, Jaremko M, Shukla KK Biomolecules 25-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10377637
doi:10.3390/biom13071038
PMID:37509074
HPTLC and GC–MS finger-printing of two potential multifunctional siddha tailams: Mathan and maha megarajanga tailam Senthilnathan S, Jayaraman S, Priya Veeraraghavan V, Masood Khan J, Ahmed MZ, Ahmad A, Gnanamani A Saudi J Biol Sci 01-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10276281
doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2023.103700
PMID:37333677
Beneficial Effects of Opuntia spp. on Liver Health Besné-Eseverri I, Trepiana J, Gómez-Zorita S, Antunes-Ricardo M, Cano MP, Portillo MP Antioxidants (Basel) 29-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10294873
doi:10.3390/antiox12061174
PMID:37371904

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