Opuntia ficus-indica Prickly Pear
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Opuntia
Species
ficus-indica
Opuntia ficus-indica is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop
plant important in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the
world. It is thought probably to have originated in Mexico. Some of the common English
names for the plant and its fruit are Indian fig opuntia, Barbary fig, cactus pear,
spineless cactus, and prickly pear, although this last name has also been applied to
other less common Opuntia species. In Mexican Spanish, the plant is called nopal, while
the fruit is called tuna, which are names also used in American English, especially as
culinary terms.
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