| Opuntia megasperma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Opuntia |
| Species: | O. megasperma |
| Binomial name | |
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Opuntia megasperma J.T.Howell |
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Opuntia megasperma is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. This vulnerable cactus species is endemic to the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador), where restricted to Floreana, San Cristobal and Espanola.
Opuntia megasperma in a highly important source of food, water, and shade for Galápagos tortoises.