About Common Prickly-pear
Common Prickly-pear (Opuntia elatior) is a shrub belonging to the Cactaceae family (Cactus family). Members of this family are generally characterised by absent/reduced succulent leaves, solitary flower clusters, berry fruit. It is usually grown in outdoor settings. It occurs across Pantropical. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during April-August.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Opuntia elatior
- Genus
- Opuntia
- Family
- CACTACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- चप्पल सेंद chappal-sendh, नाग फनी nag phani, हाथ हथौड़िया Hathhathoria
- Bengali
- নাগফনা Nagphana
- Tamil
- சப்பாத்துக்கள்ளி cappattukkalli, பட்டணத்துக்கள்ளி pattanattukkalli
- Telugu
- జెముడు nagajemudu, నాగతాళి nagatali
- Kannada
- ಡಬ್ಬಗಳ್ಳಿ dabbagalli, ಪಾಪಸು ಕಳ್ಳಿ paapasu kalli
- Marathi
- फड्या निवडुंग phadya nivadung
Botanical family
Cactaceae
Cactus family
Common Prickly-pear belongs to the Cactaceae family.
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