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Fruits and Vegetables Import Requirements (FAVIR)

Effective October 1, 2022 the Fruits and Vegetables Import Requirements (FAVIR) database has been replaced by the Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements database at https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/

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Tuna (Prickly Pear Fruit)

Opuntia ficus-indica

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Approved Name:

Tuna (Prickly Pear Fruit)

Scientific Name(s):

Opuntia ficus-indica

Common Name(s):

Barbary fig, Indian fig, Indian-fig prickly-pear, boereturksvy, chumba, chumbera, feigenkaktus, figo-da-Espanha, figo-da-Índia, figueira-da-Barbária, figuier d'Inde, figuier de Barbarie, fikonkaktus, grootdoringturksvy, higuera, jamaracá, jurumbeba, mission cactus, mission prickly-pear, nopal de Castilla, nopal pelón, orelha-de-onça, palma-de-gado, palma-gigante, prickly-pear, smooth mountain prickly-pear, smooth prickly-pear, spineless cactus, sweet prickly-pear, tuberous prickly-pear, tuna, tuna cactus, tuna de Castilla, tuna mansa

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Description:

Thin skin armed wtih tiny spines
Deep red, mucilaginours pulp
Numerous small seeds
Tropical to subtropical

Season Information:

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GRIN url:

https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=25840

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