Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Opuntia insularis
tuna, cactus, prickly pear cactus
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Opuntia
Species
insularis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Opuntia galapageia var. insularis Backeb.
Origin: Endemic
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"Galapagos Species Database, Opuntia insularis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=248. Accessed 22 May 2025.