Opuntia for ID :: MK009 SEP2016

[Muthu Karthick]

Dear all,

Please help me in identifying this Opuntia sp. The flowers were reddish in colour.

Height: 2m tall

Habitat: open scrubland

Alt.: 890 m asl

Location: Mudumalai TR, TN

Date: 12 August 2016

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[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

Pl. check comparative images at Opuntia

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[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

Pl. check comparative images at Opuntia

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Date: 30 September 2016 at 16:35
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[J.M. Garg]

Closed match I could find from comparative images at Opuntia is Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. var. dillenii (Ker Gawl.) L. D. Benson

[lalithamba]

yes, 

I agree with Gargji.

A.Lalithamba

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Thanks a lot, Lalithamba ji. 

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