Nopal //Opuntia ficus-indica

Greetings friends and colleagues continuing with my work of photographic documentation we have the following catus, which family is native to America. However, there is an exception, Rhipsalis baccifera, which is widespread in tropical Africa, Madagascar and Ceylon. In this opportunity we have Opuntia ficus-indica, called Nopal, is very beautiful of its species has the following characteristics reader friend, Like most members of this genus lacks nomophyllous leaves, segments or cladodes in which it is divided, are stems capable of branching, emitting flowers and fruits, and its Taxonomy Kingdom:Plantae, Division:Magnoliophyta, Class:Magnoliopsida, Order:Caryophyllales, Family:Cactaceae. Subfamily:Opuntioideae, Tribe:Opuntieae, Genus:Opuntia, Subgenus:OpuntiaSpecies:O. ficus-indica (L.) Mill., 1768, I hope you enjoy it.