Coccus cacti. Cochineal.
Botanical name:
Classic texts: The American Eclectic Dispensatory, by John King, 1854.
Classic texts: The American Eclectic Dispensatory, by John King, 1854.
Dactylopius ceylonicus Green.
Bot. syn.: Coccus cacti ceylonicus Green, Coccus indicus Green, Dactylopius argentinus Dominguez, Dactylopius ceylonicus Sanders, Dactylopius indicus Green.
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