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Opuntia monacantha

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
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Internal ID UUID643ff6f844a66844387632
Scientific name Opuntia monacantha
Authority (Willd.) Haw.
First published in Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 81. 1819.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Opuntia lemaireana Console ex Bois Dict. Hort.: 894. 1898.
Opuntia gracilior Lem. Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov.: 68. 1839.
Opuntia roxburghiana Voigt Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 62. 1845.
Opuntia deflexa Lem. Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov.: 68. 1839.
Cactus monacanthos Willd. Enum. Pl. Suppl.: 33. 1813.
Cactus urumbeba Vell. Fl. Flumin.: 207. 1829.
Cactus opuntia var. parvifolius Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 172. 1826.
Opuntia monacantha var. deflexa Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 66. 1850.
Opuntia monacantha var. gracilior Lem. Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov.: 68. 1839.
Opuntia monacantha var. variegata Anon. in Gard. Chron., n.s., 2: 49. 1874.
Opuntia urumbea (Vell.) Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 2(2-5): 222. 1841.
Opuntia urumbeba (Vell.) Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 2(2-5): 222. 1841.
Opuntia vulgaris var. lemaireana (Console ex Bois) Backeb. Cactaceae 1: 400. 1958.

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Language Common/alternative name
English common pricklypear
Spanish arumbeba
Spanish opuntia lemaireana
Spanish cactus monacanthos
Spanish platyopuntia brunneogemmia
Spanish monducuru
Spanish cardo palmado
Spanish arumbeva
Swedish trädopuntia
Tonga kakatisi
Chinese 綠仙人掌
Chinese 云南仙人掌
Chinese 單刺仙人掌
Chinese 绿仙人掌
Chinese 扁金铜
Chinese 仙人掌
Chinese 单刺仙人掌
Chinese 梨果仙人掌
Chinese 玉芙蓉

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
    • Macaronesia
      • Canary Islands
      • Madeira
    • Middle Atlantic Ocean
      • Ascension
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Somalia
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Tunisia
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Northern Provinces
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Rwanda
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Mauritius
      • Rodrigues
      • Réunion
  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
    • Eastern Asia
      • Nansei-shoto
      • Taiwan
    • Western Asia
      • Cyprus
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • Nepal
      • Sri Lanka
      • West Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Myanmar
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Malaya
  • Europe
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Bulgaria
      • Italy
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Corse
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama
      • Florida
      • Georgia
      • Louisiana
      • Mississippi
  • Pacific
    • North-central Pacific
      • Hawaii
    • Southwestern Pacific
      • Fiji
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil South
      • Brazil Southeast
    • Southern South America
      • Paraguay
      • Uruguay
    • Western South America
      • Galápagos

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000386588
Flora of Alabama 1309
USDA Plants OPMO5
Tropicos 5100167
INPN 110772
Flora of Italy 348
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323260-2
The Plant List kew-2393261
Open Tree Of Life 415195
Observations.org 134606
NCBI Taxonomy 1041249
Nature Serve 2.149231
IUCN Red List 46518
IPNI 323260-2
iNaturalist 165894
GBIF 5384142
Freebase /m/02xb_4j
EPPO OPUVU
EOL 482167
Elurikkus 532495
USDA GRIN 25858
Wikipedia Opuntia_monacantha

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Scientific Literature Top

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Citizen science data on urban forageable plants: a case study in Brazil Soares FM, Ferreira Pires L, Garcia MC, Coradin L, Ghilardi-Lopes NP, Silva RR, de Carvalho AM, Gavai A, Bouzembrak Y, Maculan BC, Koffler S, Montedo UB, Drucker DP, Santiago R, de Carvalho MC, Lima AC, Gabriel HD, de França SG, de Almeida KR, dos Santos BJ, Saraiva AM GigaByte 21-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10905257
doi:10.46471/gigabyte.107
PMID:38434929
Evaluation of hepatoprotective and antidiarrheal activities of the hydromethanol crude extract and solvent fractions of Schinus molle L. (Anacardiaceae) leaf and fruit in mice Belayneh YM, Mengistu G, Hailay K Metabol Open 20-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10918422
doi:10.1016/j.metop.2024.100272
PMID:38455232
Exploring nanocomposites for controlling infectious microorganisms: charting the path forward in antimicrobial strategies Saravanan H, Subramani T, Rajaramon S, David H, Sajeevan A, Sujith S, Solomon AP Front Pharmacol 27-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10565656
doi:10.3389/fphar.2023.1282073
PMID:37829306
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
Formation, Structural Characterization, and Functional Properties of Corn Starch/Zeaxanthin Composites Li S, Feng D, Li E, Gilbert RG Foods 22-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10216910
doi:10.3390/foods12102076
PMID:37238894
Spray-Drying Microencapsulation of Andean Blueberry (Vaccinium meridionale Sw.) Anthocyanins Using Prickly Pear (Opuntia ficus indica L.) Peel Mucilage or Gum Arabic: A Comparative Study Otálora MC, Wilches-Torres A, Gómez Castaño JA Foods 27-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10178270
doi:10.3390/foods12091811
PMID:37174349
How does spatial extent and environmental limits affect the accuracy of species richness estimates from ecological niche models? A case study with North American Pinaceae and Cactaceae Nizamani MM, Papeş M, Wang H, Harris A Ecol Evol 21-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10121319
doi:10.1002/ece3.10007
PMID:37091570
Ultrastructural changes during nectar secretion from extrafloral nectaries of Pithecellobium dulce Benth Sivan P, Rao KS Protoplasma 23-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10403400
doi:10.1007/s00709-023-01853-7
PMID:36949343
Challenges Inherent in Controlling Prickly Pear Species; a Global Review of the Properties of Opuntia stricta, Opuntia ficus-indica and Opuntia monacantha Humphries T, Campbell S, Florentine S Plants (Basel) 01-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9736447
doi:10.3390/plants11233334
PMID:36501373
Physical, Nutritional, and Bioactive Properties of Mandacaru Cladode Flour (Cereus jamacaru DC.): An Unconventional Food Plant from the Semi-Arid Brazilian Northeast Martins AC, Medeiros GK, da Silva JY, Viera VB, Barros PD, Lima MD, da Silva MS, Tavares JF, do Nascimento YM, da Silva EF, Soares JK, de Souza EL, de Oliveira ME Foods 26-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9739843
doi:10.3390/foods11233814
PMID:36496622
Anti-Diabesity Middle Eastern Medicinal Plants and Their Action Mechanisms Saad B, Kmail A, Haq SZ Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 18-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9313926
doi:10.1155/2022/2276094
PMID:35899227
Impact of the Cooking Process on Metabolite Profiling of Acanthocereus tetragonus, a Plant Traditionally Consumed in Mexico Cornejo-Campos J, Gómez-Aguirre YA, Velázquez-Martínez JR, Ramos-Herrera OJ, Chávez-Murillo CE, Cruz-Sosa F, Areche C, Cabañas-García E Molecules 09-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9229054
doi:10.3390/molecules27123707
PMID:35744833
Traditional uses of wild and tended plants in maintaining ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa Maroyi A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 15-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8925170
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00512-0
PMID:35292046
Health Benefits and Applications of Goji Berries in Functional Food Products Development: A Review Vidović BB, Milinčić DD, Marčetić MD, Djuriš JD, Ilić TD, Kostić AŽ, Pešić MB Antioxidants (Basel) 27-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8868247
doi:10.3390/antiox11020248
PMID:35204130
The Renaissance of Plant Mucilage in Health Promotion and Industrial Applications: A Review Dybka-Stępień K, Otlewska A, Góźdź P, Piotrowska M Nutrients 24-Sep-2021
PMCID:PMC8539170
doi:10.3390/nu13103354
PMID:34684354

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