Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck (Cact. Hort. Dyck. (1849): 64. 1850.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (cultivated) [Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Barbuda, Dominica, Martinique, Monserrat, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Cayman Island (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[], Puerto Rico (cultivated)[], Virgin Islands (cultivated) ( ) ], Mexico (native), Central America (native),
Common Names: Tuna (Cuba),
Synonyms: Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill. (Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768.),
Last edited 24 Apr 12