Checklist: Cactaceae

CACTACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of species, generated from the database, which are known to have been cultivated in Kenya.

To go to the main family page, click on the family name above.

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Literature:   
Gonçalves, M.L. (1978) Cactaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4   
Leistner, O.A. (ed.) (2000) Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera Strelitzia 10   
 
Names
 
5417.000 OPUNTIA Mill.
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.
Opuntia megacantha Salm Dyck
Opuntia vulgaris Mill.

Copyright: The Kenya flora team, 2026

The Kenya flora team (2026). Flora of Kenya: Cultivated plants checklist: Cactaceae.
https://www.kenyaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-cult-checklist.php?family_id=42, retrieved 29 September 2026

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