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Opuntia ficus-indica
Indian fig opuntia
As recorded: Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Cactaceae
- Collected by
- Kageler, D.; Cuddihy, L.W.L.W. Cuddihy →D. Kageler →
- Collector number
- 1986-2
- Date
- September 1, 1985
- Locality
- Volcanoes National Park, Ainahou Ranch area, Poliokeawe Pali
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Identified by
- Leuenberger, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1985, Kageler, D.; Cuddihy, L.W. also collected 1 other specimen.
Opuntia ficus-indica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 308 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-04.
2026-08-04
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) kellywierengaphd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Waimanalo Beach, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-29
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Louis Burns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-20
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Thomas Lacy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-16
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-01
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) Bridget McCall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Opuntia ficus-indica. BISH 500920. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956659153. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/500920.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956659153 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026