Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Cactaceae | Genus: Opuntia | Species: Opuntia elatior Mill. |
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| Synonym | Opuntia bergeriana F.A.C.Weber ex A.Berger, Opuntia megalantha Griffiths, Opuntia nigricans (Haw.) Haw. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Nagphani, chappal-sendh | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Prickly Pear | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Nagphani | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Fruit Type | Berry | |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Berries globose, fleshy and glochidiate. |
| Habitat | Along roadsides, forest clearing and scrub jungles | Bark Type | Prickly |
| Distribution | Native of Tropical America | Bark Details | The bark is greenish in colour and prickly |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sector 26 | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Erect stout, succulent, branched shrubs, with flattened, obovate joints. Spines 3 – 7, from an areole, yellowish, translucent. Flowers large, 6 – 8 cm long, with bright yellow petals. Stamens included. Berries globose, fleshy and glochidiate. | Leaf Details | Spines 3 – 7, from an areole, yellowish, translucent. |
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