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Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. (Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768.) Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Grenada, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Martin, ], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[], Puerto Rico (cultivated)[ Magueyes,], ], Common Names: Alquitira (Dominican Republic), Figuier de Barbarie (L. Antilles), Higo chumbo (Cuba), Higo chumbo (Dominican Republic), Indian fig (L. Antilles), Raquelle (Haiti), Raquette (Haiti), Tuna (Cuba), Tuna (L. Antilles), Tuna (Puerto Rico), Tuna blanca (Cuba), Tuna de España (Dominican Republic), Tuna de España (Puerto Rico), Tuna mansa (Dominican Republic), Synonyms: Opuntia vulgaris Mill. (Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768.), Citations:1). Anderson, E.F. 2001. The Cactus Family. Timber Press. 2). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 3). Flora of Trinidad and Tobago: This flora was published in many parts with many authors. There is no overall editor. R. O. Williams was author of the first treatment and of many others. 4). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 5). Hoyos F., J. 1985. Flora de la isla de Margarita, Venezuela. Caracas, Venezuela. 6). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 7). Liogier, A.H. 1985-1997. Descriptive Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Spermatophyta. Vols. 1-5. Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 8). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 9). Otero, J.I., R.A. Toro and Pagán de Otero. 1945. Catalogo de los nombres vulgares y científicos de algunas plantas puertorriqueñas. 2nd. ed. Universidad de Puerto Rico. 10). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. Last edited 24 Apr 12 |