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Latin name Family Distribution North America distribution zone Height Foliage Ecology Use Synonym English name French name Spanish name Other name Trade name
Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill. Cactaceae SC North America (Mexico) SC S dr (the pads are used as a poultice for sores) fr(ob) (cochineal insects: dried bodies used for preparation of carmine) ma pl Cactus cochenillifer L. Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck cochineal pricklypear; cocheneal nopal cactus (USA); cochineal cactus (Virgin Gorda); cochineal nopalea, cochineal plant opuntia raquette-douce; raquette douce (Guadeloupe); raquette sans piquant cactus de cochinilla (España); nopal (Nicaragua); tuna (Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua); tunal, tuno, tuno de Castilla (Guatemala) chuh (poconchí, Guatemala); nopal (nahuatl, Central America); pacam (maya, Mexico)

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Latin name Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill.
Family Cactaceae
Distribution SC North America (Mexico)
North America distribution zone SC
Height S
Foliage
Ecology
Use dr (the pads are used as a poultice for sores) fr(ob) (cochineal insects: dried bodies used for preparation of carmine) ma pl
Synonym Cactus cochenillifer L. Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck
English name cochineal pricklypear; cocheneal nopal cactus (USA); cochineal cactus (Virgin Gorda); cochineal nopalea, cochineal plant
French name opuntia raquette-douce; raquette douce (Guadeloupe); raquette sans piquant
Spanish name cactus de cochinilla (España); nopal (Nicaragua); tuna (Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua); tunal, tuno, tuno de Castilla (Guatemala)
Other name chuh (poconchí, Guatemala); nopal (nahuatl, Central America); pacam (maya, Mexico)
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