Cuija

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Cuija

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Opuntioideae
Tribe: Opuntieae
Genus: Brasiliopuntia
(K.Schum.) A.Berger
Species: B. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis
(Willd.) A.Berger
Synonyms

Brasiliopuntia argentina (Griseb.) A.Berger
Brasiliopuntia bahiensis (Britton & Rose) A.Berger.
Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis ssp. subacarpa ?
Brasiliopuntia neoargentina Backeb.
Brasiliopuntia schulzii (A.Cast. & Lelong) Backeb.
Brasiliopuntia subacarpa Rizzini & A.Mattos
Cactus brasiliensis Willd.
Opuntia argentina Griseb.
Opuntia bahiensis Britton & Rose
Opuntia brasiliensis (Willd.) Haw.
Opuntia neoargentina (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
Opuntia schulzii A.Cast. & Lelong

The cuija (Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis) is a species of cactus and the only species in the genus Brasiliopuntia. The Spanish word cuija can also refer to other cacti, however, such as Opuntia rastrera.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Opuntia rastrera. NPGS/GRIN. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.