Scientific Name :
Opuntia auberi Pfeiff.f
Synonym :
Nopalea guatemalensis Rose
Nopalea auberi (Pfeiff.) Salm-Dyck
Common Name :
Plant Family : Cacteaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : April to June
Flower Colour : Reddish pink
Description : Height: Upto 2.5 m
Habit: Shrubs with jointed stem, succulent, leafless, spinous, flattened, ovobate
Flowers: Pinkish, reddish, terminal at margins of stems, stamens infinite
Inflorescence: Solitary or in groups of 2 or 3
Fruits: Berry
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : HN, TL
Distribution Range : Mexico to Central America, Cuba.
Uses : It helps to boost the immune system and stimulate the production of white blood cells.
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