Opuntia cochenillifera

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Opuntia cochenillifera is a species of cactus in the subfamily Opuntioideae. It may have been endemic to Mexico, but has been widely introduced. The first description was in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus as Cactus cochenillifer. Philip Miller renamed it as Opuntia cochenillifera in 1768.

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Published	Title/Abstract	Authors	Journal
2017	Extraction and Physicochemical Characterization of Mucilage from Opuntia cochenillifera Opuntia spp. are flowering plants belonging to the Cactaceae family. They grow naturally in tropical and semitropical regions [1], and their cultivation is well known, especially in Mexico, Argentina,...
2023	Meyerozyma caribbica Isolated from Vinasse-Irrigated Sugarcane Plantation Soil: A Promising Yeast for Ethanol and Xylitol Production in Biorefineries The production of fuels and other industrial products from renewable sources has inten- sified the search for new substrates or for the expansion of the use of substrates already...	Bárbara Ribeiro Alves Alencar, Ph.D.