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Internal ID UUID643ff6d4de309243801199
Scientific name Opuntia megacantha
Authority Salm-Dyck
First published in Hort. Dyck.: 363. 1834.

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Opuntia robusta var. megacantha (Salm-Dyck) Schelle Handb. Kakteenkult.: 57. 1907.

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World Flora Online wfo-0000385615
USDA Plants OPME3
Tropicos 5100940
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:136792-1
The Plant List tro-5100940
Open Tree Of Life 778113
Observations.org 425654
NCBI Taxonomy 558671
IPNI 136792-1
iNaturalist 274380
GBIF 7284417
USDA GRIN 310524

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Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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The multifaceted nature of plant acid phosphatases: purification, biochemical features, and applications Sharma L, Kahandal A, Kanagare A, Kulkarni A, Tagad CK J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 20-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC11003492
doi:10.1080/14756366.2023.2282379
PMID:37985663
The Registration Situation and Use of Mycopesticides in the World Jiang Y, Wang J J Fungi (Basel) 16-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10532538
doi:10.3390/jof9090940
PMID:37755048
Microencapsulation of Betaxanthin Pigments from Pitahaya (Hylocereus megalanthus) By-Products: Characterization, Food Application, Stability, and In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion Otálora MC, Wilches-Torres A, Gómez Castaño JA Foods 14-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10379290
doi:10.3390/foods12142700
PMID:37509792
Wild Edible Plants of Andalusia: Traditional Uses and Potential of Eating Wild in a Highly Diverse Region Benítez G, Molero-Mesa J, González-Tejero MR Plants (Basel) 07-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10051205
doi:10.3390/plants12061218
PMID:36986907
Spray-Drying Microencapsulation of Pink Guava (Psidium guajava) Carotenoids Using Mucilage from Opuntia ficus-indica Cladodes and Aloe Vera Leaves as Encapsulating Materials Otálora MC, Wilches-Torres A, Gómez Castaño JA Polymers (Basel) 13-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8778079
doi:10.3390/polym14020310
PMID:35054716
Morphology and Anatomy of Branch–Branch Junctions in Opuntia ficus-indica and Cylindropuntia bigelovii: A Comparative Study Supported by Mechanical Tissue Quantification Mylo MD, Hesse L, Masselter T, Leupold J, Drozella K, Speck T, Speck O Plants (Basel) 27-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8618873
doi:10.3390/plants10112313
PMID:34834679
The Potential Therapeutic Value of Medicinal Plants in the Management of Metabolic Disorders Nyakudya TT, Tshabalala T, Dangarembizi R, Erlwanger KH, Ndhlala AR Molecules 09-Jun-2020
PMCID:PMC7321241
doi:10.3390/molecules25112669
PMID:32526850
The Opuntia Effect Improves Dam-Kid Metabolic Markers, Augments Colostrum Quality and Enhances Kid-To-Dam Behavioral Interactions in Crossbred Goats and their Offspring under Semiarid-Rangeland Conditions Véliz-Deras FG, Meza-Herrera CA, Herrera-Hernandez S, Flores-Hernández A, Guillén-Muñoz JM, Navarrete-Molina C, Moreno-Avalos S, Rodríguez-Martínez R Animals (Basel) 28-May-2020
PMCID:PMC7341287
doi:10.3390/ani10060931
PMID:32481560
Two Synthetic 18-Way Outcrossed Populations of Diploid Budding Yeast with Utility for Complex Trait Dissection Linder RA, Majumder A, Chakraborty M, Long A Genetics 02-Apr-2020
PMCID:PMC7268983
doi:10.1534/genetics.120.303202
PMID:32241804
Potential Natural Dyes Food from the Powder of Prickly Pear Fruit Peels (Opuntia spp.) Growing in the Mediterranean Basin under Climate Stress Bourhia M, Elmahdaoui H, Moussa SI, Ullah R, Bari A Biomed Res Int 26-Feb-2020
PMCID:PMC7061110
doi:10.1155/2020/7579430
PMID:32185218
Promising Physical, Physicochemical, and Biochemical Background Contained in Peels of Prickly Pear Fruit Growing under Hard Ecological Conditions in the Mediterranean Countries Bourhia M, Elmahdaoui H, Ullah R, Bari A, Benbacer L Biomed Res Int 26-Dec-2019
PMCID:PMC6948328
doi:10.1155/2019/9873146
PMID:31950062
Stabilization of betalains by encapsulation—a review Castro-Enríquez DD, Montaño-Leyva B, Del Toro-Sánchez CL, Juaréz-Onofre JE, Carvajal-Millan E, Burruel-Ibarra SE, Tapia-Hernández JA, Barreras-Urbina CG, Rodríguez-Félix F J Food Sci Technol 10-Oct-2019
PMCID:PMC7171008
doi:10.1007/s13197-019-04120-x
PMID:32327769
The Opuntia effect and the Reactivation of Ovarian Function and Blood Metabolite Concentrations of Anestrous Goats Exposed to Active Males Meza-Herrera CA, Romero-Rodríguez CA, Nevárez-Dominguez A, Flores-Hernández A, Cano-Villegas O, Macías-Cruz U, Mellado M, Calderón-Leyva G, Carrillo-Moreno D, Véliz-Deras FG Animals (Basel) 13-Aug-2019
PMCID:PMC6719177
doi:10.3390/ani9080550
PMID:31412654
Novel Approach in the Construction of 
Bioethanol-Producing Saccharomyces cerevisiae Hybrids§ Štafa A, Žunar B, Pranklin A, Zandona A, Svetec-Miklenić M, Šantek B, Svetec IK Food Technol Biotechnol 01-Mar-2019
PMCID:PMC6600304
doi:10.17113/ftb.57.01.19.5685
PMID:31316272
Improved method for genomic DNA extraction for Opuntia Mill. (Cactaceae) Martínez-González CR, Ramírez-Mendoza R, Jiménez-Ramírez J, Gallegos-Vázquez C, Luna-Vega I Plant Methods 11-Oct-2017
PMCID:PMC5637266
doi:10.1186/s13007-017-0234-y
PMID:29046708

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