Opuntia matudae

Opuntia matudae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Genus:	Opuntia
Species:	O. matudae
Binomial name
	Opuntia matudae; Scheinvar

Opuntia matudae, or xoconostle, is a cactus native to Mexico. It is sometimes treated as a synonym of Opuntia hyptiacantha.¹ In 2019, a genetic study supported keeping the taxa distinct.²

Uses

Opuntia matudae is the most commercially important species of cactus referred to as 'xoconostle'.³ Opuntia joconostle is also referred to as 'xoconostle'.⁴

The cactus fruit is consumed as a traditional medicine and food in Mexico.⁴

References

"Opuntia matudae Scheinvar". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
Martínez-González, César Ramiro; Gallegos-Vázquez, Clemente; Scheinvar, Leía; León, María Eugenia Muñiz-Díaz De; Jiménez-Ramírez, Jaime (6 November 2019). "Re-evaluation of Opuntia matudae (Cactaceae)". Phytotaxa. 423 (3): 158–170. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.423.3.4. S2CID 209585233.
Guzmán-Maldonado, Salvador H.; Morales-Montelongo, Ana L.; Mondragón-Jacobo, Candelario; Herrera-Hernández, Guadalupe; Guevara-Lara, Fidel; Reynoso-Camacho, Rosalia (August 2010). "Physicochemical, Nutritional, and Functional Characterization of Fruits Xoconostle (Opuntia matudae) Pears from Central-México Region". Journal of Food Science. 75 (6): C485–C492. doi:10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01679.x. PMID 20722901.
Arias-Rico, José; Cruz-Cansino, Nelly del Socorro; Cámara-Hurtado, Montaña; López-Froilán, Rebeca; Pérez-Rodríguez, María Luisa; Sánchez-Mata, María de Cortes; Jaramillo-Morales, Osmar Antonio; Barrera-Gálvez, Rosario; Ramírez-Moreno, Esther (1 April 2020). "Study of Xoconostle (Opuntia spp.) Powder as Source of Dietary Fiber and Antioxidants". Foods. 9 (4): 403. doi:10.3390/foods9040403. PMC 7231072. PMID 32244651.

[1] "Opuntia matudae Scheinvar". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[2] Martínez-González, César Ramiro; Gallegos-Vázquez, Clemente; Scheinvar, Leía; León, María Eugenia Muñiz-Díaz De; Jiménez-Ramírez, Jaime (6 November 2019). "Re-evaluation of Opuntia matudae (Cactaceae)". Phytotaxa. 423 (3): 158–170. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.423.3.4. S2CID 209585233.

[3] Guzmán-Maldonado, Salvador H.; Morales-Montelongo, Ana L.; Mondragón-Jacobo, Candelario; Herrera-Hernández, Guadalupe; Guevara-Lara, Fidel; Reynoso-Camacho, Rosalia (August 2010). "Physicochemical, Nutritional, and Functional Characterization of Fruits Xoconostle (Opuntia matudae) Pears from Central-México Region". Journal of Food Science. 75 (6): C485–C492. doi:10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01679.x. PMID 20722901.

[foods-4] Arias-Rico, José; Cruz-Cansino, Nelly del Socorro; Cámara-Hurtado, Montaña; López-Froilán, Rebeca; Pérez-Rodríguez, María Luisa; Sánchez-Mata, María de Cortes; Jaramillo-Morales, Osmar Antonio; Barrera-Gálvez, Rosario; Ramírez-Moreno, Esther (1 April 2020). "Study of Xoconostle (Opuntia spp.) Powder as Source of Dietary Fiber and Antioxidants". Foods. 9 (4): 403. doi:10.3390/foods9040403. PMC 7231072. PMID 32244651.

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