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Opuntia tuna

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Cactaceae

Tribe
  
Opuntieae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Caryophyllales

Subfamily
  
Opuntioideae

Genus
  
Opuntia

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Opuntia monacantha, Opuntia robusta, Blind pricklypear, Opuntia leucotricha, Opuntia megacantha

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Opuntia tuna is a species of cactus in the subfamily Opuntioideae. It is endemic to the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and other Caribbean Islands. The first description was in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus as Cactus tuna. Philip Miller described it as Opuntia tuna in 1768. It has one synonym.

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Trichocereus macrogonus and opuntia tuna


References

Opuntia tuna Wikipedia