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Opuntia insularis

Opuntia insularis A.Stewart

Family: CACTACEAE

Publication: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. (ser. 4) 1: 113. 1911

Origin and Habitat

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (Western South America, Southern America)

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Origin: Adapted from Opuntia insularis
Authors: LLIFLE - Encyclopedia of living forms
License: CC-BY-SA
Retrieved: 2026-10-25

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Opuntia insularis A.Stewart
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Scientific classification
Family	Cactaceae
Genus	Opuntia
Synonyms (1)
Opuntia galapageia var. insularis (A.Stewart) Backeb.

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