Taxon:  Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. var. dillenii (Ker Gawl.) L. D. Benson



Summary
Genus:
Opuntia
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Opuntioideae
Tribe:
Opuntieae
Nomen number:
310427
Place of publication:
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41:126.  1969
Verified:
04/17/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks. 
Other conspecific taxa
Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. (0 active accession[s])
Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. var. stricta (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cactus dillenii Ker Gawl.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw.

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Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581. Note: = Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw.
  2. Benson, L. 1982. The cacti of the United States and Canada
  3. Bravo-Hollis, H. & H. Sánchez-Mejorada. 1978. Las Cactáceas de México, vol. 1 - 1978, vols. 2,3 - 1991 280.
  4. Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
  5. Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
  6. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
  7. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  8. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  9. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  10. Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds Note: = Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw.
  11. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: = Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw.
  12. Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
  13. Taylor, N. & D. Zappi. 2004. Cacti of eastern Brazil Note: = Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw.
  14. Weakley, A. S. 2011. Flora of the southern and middle Atlantic states.
Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English dildo as O. dillenii 1 Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 520.
English Eltham Indian-fig as O. dillenii 1 Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 520.
English pipestem prickly-pear as O. dillenii 1 Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flora of southern Africa.
English spiny pest-pear 1 George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
English spiny prickly-pear 1 Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English sweet prickly-pear as O. dillenii 1 Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 520.
Afrikaans geeldoringturksvy as O. dillenii 2 Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flora of southern Africa.
Afrikaans pypsteelturksvy as O. dillenii 2 Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flora of southern Africa.
Portuguese palma-de-espinho as O. dillenii 2 Taylor, N. & D. Zappi. 2004. Cacti of eastern Brazil Note: = Opuntia dillenii
Portuguese palmatória as O. dillenii 2 Taylor, N. & D. Zappi. 2004. Cacti of eastern Brazil Note: = Opuntia dillenii
Portuguese (Brazil) opúntia as O. dillenii 2 Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Transcribed Chinese xian ren zhang as O. dillenii 2 Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFloridahttp://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=3595
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCampeche 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuerétaro 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuintana Roo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAnguilla  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBermuda  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCayman Islands  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanNetherlands Antilles  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Kitts and Nevis  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesVirgin Islands, U.S. 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanVirgin Islands (British)  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=3595), Georgia, South Carolina]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Bermuda, Barbados, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.], Virgin Islands (British)
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands]
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • CHINA: China
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Europe
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, Portugal
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodpotential as fruitfide J Prof Ass Cact Dev 10:148-170. 2008Böhm, H. 2008. "Opuntia dillenii" an interesting and promising Cactaceae taxon. J. Profess. Assoc. Cactus Developm. 10:148-170.
Materialstannin/dyestuff Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 495.
Medicinesfolkloreas Opuntia dilleniiAnderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 495.
Weed  Böhm, H. 2008. "Opuntia dillenii" an interesting and promising Cactaceae taxon. J. Profess. Assoc. Cactus Developm. 10:148-170.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=310427. Accessed 3 May 2026.