Opuntia dulcis
Engelm. (1856)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | George Engelmann | 🌵 Published in | Syn. Cact. U. S. 35 (1856) |
Latin dulcis ‘sweet’. For the fruit, described by Engelmann as similar to that of Opuntia engelmannii “but very sweet”.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 09). Opuntia dulcis. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/opuntia-dulcis