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June 2025

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Tephrocactus aoracanthus (Lem.) Lem.

This species name was first published in Cactées: 89. 1868.  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0001289276.

Synonyms of Tephrocactus aoracanthus (Lem.) Lem.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Opuntia formidabilis Walton in Cact. J. (London) 1: 105. 1898. wfo-0000385745
Opuntia hossei (Krainz & Gräser) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 5. 1958. wfo-0000385815
Opuntia tuberiformis Phil. in Anales Mus. Nac. Santiago de Chile 1: 28. 1891. wfo-0000386054
Opuntia acracantha Walp. Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 354. 1843. wfo-0000386661
Tephrocactus hossei Krainz & Gräser in Sukkulentenkunde 4: 29. 1951. wfo-0000415100
Cactus ovatus Gillies ex Loudon Hort. Brit.: 195. 1830. wfo-0000578065
Cereus ovatus (Gillies ex Loudon) G.Don Hort. Brit.: 195. 1830. wfo-0000597440
Opuntia aoracantha Lem. Cact. Aliq. Nov. Desc.: 34. 1838. wfo-0001289327
Cereus ovatus Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 102. 1837. wfo-0001430366
Opuntia ovata Hort.Angl. ex Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 102. 1837. wfo-0001433284