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{{Taxobox
| name = Nopalea
| image = Nopalea_cochenillifera.jpg
| kingdom = [[Plantae]]
| family = [[Cactaceae]]
| subfamily = [[Opuntioideae]]
| tribe = [[Opuntieae]]
| genus = '''Nopalea'''
| authority = Salm-Dyck (1845)
| notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Often merged with Opuntia, but distinguished by its bird-pollinated flowers.
}}

== Etymology ==
The name comes from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word ''nohpalli'', which was the common name for Opuntia-like cacti.

== Description ==
'''Nopalea''' consists of shrubby or tree-like cacti with flattened segments (cladodes), similar to Opuntia.
* '''Flowers''': The most important feature. They are tubular and remain nearly closed. The stamens and style are long and protrude significantly beyond the petals.
* '''Spines''': Variable, some species are nearly spineless (like ''N. cochenillifera'').
* '''Use''': Historically used for the cultivation of cochineal insects (for red dye).

== Distribution ==
* '''Mexico and Central America''': From Mexico down to Panama.

== Species List ==
Following the classification of Joël Lodé (2015):
* [[Nopalea auberi]]
* [[Nopalea cochenillifera]] (Type species)
* [[Nopalea dejecta]]
* [[Nopalea gaumeri]]
* [[Nopalea hondurensis]]
* [[Nopalea karwinskiana]]
* [[Nopalea lutea]]

[[Category:Cactaceae]]
[[Category:Opuntioideae]]
[[Category:Opuntieae]]

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