Dalia ji there is no need to get confused. The plant earlier known as Opuntia cochelinifera L. in now correctly known as.*Nopalea* *cochenillifera *(L.) Salm-Dyck <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2378532>
So you will find both the names on net matching: some sites following older nomenclature, some new. Several former species of Opuntia are now shifted to Nopalea. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 12:19 PM, dalia <[email protected]> wrote: > I am a bit confused - I tried both the names suggested on internet, > and in both cases the picture tallies. > Please clarify. > > Thanks for your support. > > Dalia > > On May 11, 6:14 pm, "Pardeshi S." <[email protected]> wrote: > > it is > > Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm.-Dyck. Cact. Hort. ed. 2, 64, 1850; > > Almeida, Fl. Mah. 2: 336, 1998; Singh et al, Fl. Mah. St. 2: 83, 2001. > > Synonyms: Cactus cochenillifera L., Sp. Pl. 468, 1753. Opuntia > > cochenillifera Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8, 6, 1768. > > > > here is the distinguishing character for the two genera > > Stem flattened, not winged > > 3. Stamens exserted beyond corolla..........................Nopalea > > 3. Stamens not exserted beyond corolla....................Opuntia > > > > regards > > satish pardeshi > > > > On May 11, 4:41 pm, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Opuntia sps. > > > > > On May 11, 12:49 pm, Dalia Set <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Friends > > > > > > Looks like some common cactus - Don't know the exact id. Found on > roadside > > > > 50KM away from Rudraprayag. > > > > > > Please help with id. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Dalia > > > > > > ForID1_Kakragad.jpg > > > > 55KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -
