Opuntia duranguensis Britton & Rose with medium productivity, late season. Origin: Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Chapingo, Mexico by C. Gallegos-Vázquez. Selected from a wild population of crasicaule scrub; tested as O-364; selected 2010; CNVV (Mexican National Catalog of Plant Varieties): XOC-010-031111; Nov. 2011. Tree: Fruit: small, 59.2 g; spherical; peduncle short to medium, 6.9 mm; scar of receptacle moderately sunken, 5.3 mm; external coloration pink at maturity; peel internal coloration pink; internal peel thickness medium to high, 7.7 mm, typical of xoconostle, although thinner than Cuaresmeño Zacatecano (Opuntia matudae), the reference cultivar; ratio of internal peel weight to total fruit weight high, 72.24%; juiciness and texture medium; funiculus pink; sugar content low, 7.5 °Brix; ripens in October of the same year of blossom in Zacatecas, central northern Mexico; fruits can remain 4 months after maturation. Plant: bushy; short; broad obovate; cladodes yellowish green, with spines in all areolas; 4 spines in the central areola; central spine short, 11.6 mm, with semi-erect posture, white and brittle.
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