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Sweet Pickle Opuntia ficus-indica

Classification

Cactaceae [family]
Opuntia [genus] (11)
ficus-indica [species]

Classification

Cactaceae [family]
Opuntia [genus] (11)
ficus-indica [species]

Literature

  • Alcántara Rodríguez, M. 2016. African origin of Papiamentu plant names. 33pp. Utrecht University.
  • Axelrod, F.S. 2015. A Systematic Vademecum to the Vascular Plants of Sint Eustatius. 179 pp.
  • Boldingh, I. 1909. The flora of the Dutch West Indian Islands St. Eustatius, Saba and St. Martin. 321 pp. E.j. Brill., Leiden.
  • CITES 2015. Checklist of CITES Species. UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. [link]
  • Howard, R.A. 1989. Dicotyledoneae - Part 2. In: Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands. 5: 604. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
  • MacRae, D.M. & De Meyer, K. 2020. Dutch Caribbean conservation species list. Using management effectiveness to strengthen species conservation in the Caribbean.
  • The Plant List 2013. The Plant List version 1.1. [link]

Literature references linked to higher taxa

  • Encyclopedia of Life. [link] (Cactaceae)
  • Buurt, G. van 2014. Caquetío Indians on Curaçao during colonial times and Caquetío words in the Papiamentu language. Some names of Animals and Plants in Papiamentu. 93pp. Fundashon pa Planifikashon di Idioma & University of Curaçao. (Opuntia)