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Opuntia
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Opuntia (ō·pn·shē·),
n a genus of cacti;
Opuntia vulgaris is used as a remedy in homeopathic medicine.
Opuntia
American plant genus in family Cactaceae; spines cause stomatitis; called also prickly pear.
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These cacti belong to the subfamily Opuntioideae and comprise more than 200 species worldwide, 114 of which occur in Mexico [1-3].
In vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities of Nopalea ... by Gomez-Flores, R.; Tamez-Guerra, P.; Tamez-Guerra, R.; Rodriguez-Padilla, C.; Monreal-Cuevas, E.; Hau / American Journal of Infectious Diseases
Phylogenetic relationships in the Opuntioideae (Cactaceae) based on nrITS sequences.
An updated classification of the class Magnoliopsida by Thorne, Robert F.; Reveal, James L. / The Botanical Review
For this analysis, 41 genera of Cactoideae were selected to represent the nine tribes proposed by Barthlott and Hunt (1993); two genera of Opuntioideae were also selected.
Comparative stem anatomy in the subfamily Cactoideae by Terrazas, Teresa; Arias, Salvador / The Botanical Review
 
 
 
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