Opuntia stricta: 1 definition

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Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Cactus dillenii Ker Gawl., Cactus opuntia L. var. inermis DC., Cactus strictus Haw., Opuntia anahuacensis Griffiths, Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw., Opuntia dillenii Haw., Opuntia inermis (DC.) DC., Opuntia inermis Moris & De Not., Opuntia melanosperma Svenson, Opuntia stricta var. dillenii L.D. Benson, Opuntia stricta var. dillenii (Ker Gawl.) L.D. Benson, Opuntia tuna auct..

References regarding Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Genera Plantarum (1789)
· Pl. Succ. Hist. (1799)
· Miscellanea Naturalia (1803)
· Synopsis plantarum succulentarum (1812)
· Botanical Register (1818)
· Supplementum Plantarum Succulentarum (1819)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1828)
· FBI (1879)
· Hortus mortolensis (1912)
· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1916)
· American Journal of Botany (1946)
· Cact. Succ. J. (1969)
· Current Science (1980)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1980)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1984)
· Flora of Ecuador (1989)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)
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