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Cactus dillenii Ker Gawl.
Bot. Reg. 3: t. 255. 1818
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw.
Suppl. Pl. Succ. 79. 1819 [May 1819] Haw.

Cactus dillenii (Opuntia dillenii) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw.
Suppl. Pl. Succ. 79. 1819 [May 1819]
Synonymy: 13
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: slipper thorn, sweet prickly-pear, spiny prickly-pear, spiny pest-pear, pipestem prickly-pear, Eltham Indian-fig, Cholla (USA), Dildo, Eltham Indian Fig, Pak'an, Sweet Prickly Pear
AFRIKAANS (Afrikaans): pypsteelturksvy, geeldoringturksvy
BURMESE: kalazaw
CHINESE (中文): Xian ren zhang
FRENCH (Français): figue de Barbarie, raquette
PORTUGUESE (Português): palmatoria d'inferno, opuntia, palma-de-espinho, palmatoria
SANSKRIT (संस्कृतम्): guda
SPANISH (Español): tuna, mal rachette, Tuno indio (Canaries), Cholla
TAMIL (தமிழ்): kalli

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Cactus dillenii (Opuntia dillenii) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger
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