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Coryphantha (Engelm.) Lem.

This genus name was first published in Cactées: 32. 1868.  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000009420.

Statistics

Status Total %
■ synonym 225 82%
■ accepted 46 17%
■ unplaced 4 1%
Total 275

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Synonyms of Coryphantha

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Mammillaria subsect. Glanduliferae Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck. 1844: 13. 1845. — wfo-0001302945
Mammillaria subgen. Coryphanta Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 264. 1856. — wfo-3500004034
Escobrittonia Doweld in Sukkulenty 3(1-2): 17. 2000. — wfo-4000014032
Glandulifera (Salm-Dyck) Frič in Ceskoslov. Zahradn. Listy 1924: 122. 1924. — wfo-4000015701

Species in Coryphantha ( showing species 1 to 10 of 46)

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Coryphantha bumamma (Ehrenb.) Britton & Rose Cactaceae 4: 33. 1923. — wfo-0000623206
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha elephantidens subsp. bumamma (Ehrenb.) Dicht & A.Lüthy in Cactaceae Syst. Init. 11: 14. 2001. — wfo-0000623256
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria bumamma Ehrenb. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 17: 243. 1849. — wfo-0001288376
Coryphantha calipensis Bravo ex S.Arias, Gama & U.Guzmán in Cact. Suc. Mex. 37(3): 72. 1992. — wfo-0000623209
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha pallida subsp. calipensis (Bravo ex S.Arias, Gama & U.Guzmán) Dicht & A.Lüthy in J. Mammillaria Soc. 40: 50. 2000. — wfo-0000623339
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha pycnacantha var. calipensis U.Guzmán Fl. Valle Tehuacán-Cuicatlán 14: 12. 1997. — wfo-0000623361
Coryphantha clavata (Scheidw.) Backeb. in Cactaceae (Berlin) 1941(2): 61. 1942. wfo-0000623219
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria raphidacantha Lem. Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov.: 34. 1839. wfo-0000369189
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria sulcoglandulifera Jacobi in Allg. Gartenzeitung 24: 92. 1856. wfo-0000369534
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cactus brunneus J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 117. 1894. wfo-0000577707
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cactus maculatus J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 117. 1894. wfo-0000577972
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cactus rhaphidacanthus (Lem.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 261. 1891. wfo-0000578177
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha clavata var. radicantissima (Quehl) Heinrich ex Backeb. Cactaceae 5: 2995. 1961. wfo-0000623221
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha raphidacantha (Lem.) Lem. Cactées: 34. 1868. wfo-0000623373
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha unicornis Boed. in Z. Sukkulentenk.: 205. 1928. wfo-0000623417
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Echinocactus cornifer var. raphidacanthus (Lem.) Poselg. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 21: 102. 1853. wfo-0000738765
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Neolloydia clavata (Scheidw.) Britton & Rose Cactaceae 4: 15–16, f. 14. 1923. wfo-0001257646
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria clavata Scheidw. in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 5: 494. 1838. wfo-0001257647
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Echinocactus raphidacanthus (Lem.) Poselg. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 21(16): 126. 1853. wfo-0001258839
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria radicantissima Quehl in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 22: 164. 1912. wfo-0001265730
Coryphantha compacta (Engelm.) Orcutt Circular to Cactus Fanciers: . 1922. wfo-0000623226
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cactus compactus (Engelm.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 260. 1891. wfo-0000577741
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha palmeri Britton & Rose Cactaceae 4: 39. 1923. wfo-0000623341
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria compacta Engelm. Mem. Tour N. Mexico: 105. 1848. wfo-0001288379
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha compacta (Engelm.) Britton & Rose Cactaceae 4: 36. 1923. wfo-0001288380
Coryphantha cornifera (DC.) Lem. Cactées: 35. 1868. wfo-0000623231
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria radians DC. in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 111. 1828. wfo-0000369193
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria impexicoma Lem. Cact. Aliq. Nov.: 5. 1838. wfo-0000369231
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria scolymoides Scheidw. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 9: 44. 1841. wfo-0000369484
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria cornifera DC. in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 112. 1828. wfo-0000369961
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria daemonoceras Lem. ex C.F.Först. Handb. Cacteenk.: 251. 1846. wfo-0000369984
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cactus pfeifferianus (Vriese) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 261. 1891. wfo-0000578096
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cactus radians (DC.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 261. 1891. wfo-0000578159
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cactus radians var. pectinoides J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 144. 1894. wfo-0000578160
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cactus scolymoides (Scheidw.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 261. 1891. wfo-0000578210
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha bernalensis L.Bremer in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 56: 165. 1984. wfo-0000623202
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha cornifera var. scolymoides (Scheidw.) Borg Cacti: 292. 1937. wfo-0000623233
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha cornuta (Hildm.) A.Berger Kakteen: 339. 1929. wfo-0000623234
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha daimonoceras (Lem.) A.Berger Kakteen: 339. 1929. wfo-0000623239
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha impexicoma Lem. ex C.F.Först. Handb. Cacteenk.: 414. 1885. wfo-0000623283
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha maliterrarum L.Bremer in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 56: 71. 1984. wfo-0000623302
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha radians (DC.) Britton & Rose Cactaceae 4: 36. 1923. wfo-0000623363
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha radians var. impexicoma (Lem. ex C.F.Först.) Backeb. & F.M.Knuth Kaktus-ABC: 370. 1936. wfo-0000623366
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha radians var. pectinoides (J.M.Coult.) Bravo in Cact. Suc. Mex. 27: 17. 1982. wfo-0000623368
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha scolymoides (Scheidw.) A.Berger Kakteen: 271. 1929. wfo-0000623401
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Echinocactus cornifer (DC.) Poselg. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 21: 102. 1853. wfo-0000660296
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Echinocactus radicans Poselg. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 21: 107. 1853. wfo-0000660851
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Echinocactus cornifer var. impexicomus (Lem.) Poselg. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 21: 102. 1853. wfo-0000738761
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Echinocactus cornifer var. longisetus Poselg. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 21: 102. 1853. wfo-0000738762
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Echinocactus cornifer var. muticus Poselg. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 21: 102. 1853. wfo-0000738763
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Echinocactus cornifer var. nigricans Poselg. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 21: 102. 1853. wfo-0000738764
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Echinocactus cornifer var. scolymoides (Scheidw.) Poselg. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 21: 102. 1853. wfo-0000738766
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria daimonoceras Lem. ex Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 20, 131. 1850. wfo-0001262778
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria cornuta Hildm. ex Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 496. 1897–1899. wfo-0001265740
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha daimonoceras Lem. Cactées: 35. 1868. wfo-0001288381
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cactus conifer (Haw.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 260. 1891. wfo-0001288740
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria pfeifferiana de Vriese in Tijdschr. Nat. Geschied. 6: 51, t. 1, f. 2. 1839. wfo-0001288904
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cactus cornifer (DC.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 260. 1891. wfo-0001430266
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria cornifera f. scolymoides (Scheidw.) Schelle Kakteen: 290. 1926. wfo-0001431857
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria cornifera var. impexicoma (Lem.) Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 20. 1850. wfo-0001431858
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria cornifera var. mutica Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 20. 1845. wfo-0001431859
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria pfeifferiana var. altissima Scheidw. in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 6: 93. 1839. wfo-0001432133
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria pfeifferiana var. dichotoma Scheidw. in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 6: 93. 1839. wfo-0001432134
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria pfeifferiana var. flaviceps Scheidw. in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 6: 93. 1839. wfo-0001432135
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria pfeifferiana var. fulvispina Scheidw. in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 6: 93. 1839. wfo-0001432136
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria pfeifferiana var. variabilis Scheidw. in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 6: 93. 1839. wfo-0001432137
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria radians f. daimonoceras (Lem.) Schelle Handb. Kakteenkult.: 241. 1907. wfo-0001432173
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria radians f. impexicoma (Lem.) Schelle Handb. Kakteenkult.: 240. 1907. wfo-0001432175
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria radians var. daimonoceras (Lem.) K.Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 496. 1897–1899. wfo-0001432177
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria radians var. globosa Scheidw. in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 5: 494. 1838. wfo-0001432178
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria radians var. impexicoma (Lem.) Salm-Dyck ex K.Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 495. 1897–1899. wfo-0001432179
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria radians var. scolymoides (Scheidw.) Schelle Handb. Kakteenkult.: 241. 1907. wfo-0001432180
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria scolymoides var. longiseta Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 132. 1850. wfo-0001432253
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria scolymoides var. nigricans Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 132. 1850. wfo-0001432254
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria scolymoides var. raphidacantha Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 132. 1850. wfo-0001432255
Coryphantha delaetiana (Quehl) A.Berger Kakteen: 270, 339. 1929. — wfo-0000623242
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha gladiispina (Boed.) A.Berger Kakteen: 271. 1929. — wfo-0000623266
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria delaetiana Quehl in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 18: 59. 1908. — wfo-0001265738
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria gladiispina Boed. in Z. Sukkulentenk. 2(7): 120–121, unnumbered pl.. 1925. — wfo-0001271926
Coryphantha delicata L.Bremer in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 51(2): 76. 1979. wfo-0000623243
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha daemenoceras var. jaumavei Frič – wfo-0000623238
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha jaumavei (Frič) Frič in Život v Přír. 29(2): 14. 1925. wfo-0000623286
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha panarottoi Halda & Horáček in Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 6: 235. 1999. wfo-0000623342
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha jaumavei Frić – wfo-0001255754
Coryphantha difficilis (Quehl) Orcutt in Cactography: 3. 1926. — wfo-0000623247
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha densispina Werderm. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 30: 57. 1932. — wfo-0000623244
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria difficilis Quehl in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 18: 107. 1911. — wfo-0001265734
Coryphantha durangensis (Runge ex K.Schum.) Britton & Rose Cactaceae 4: 42. 1923. — wfo-0000623249
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria durangensis Runge ex K.Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 478. 1897–1899. — wfo-0001288382
Coryphantha echinoidea (Quehl) Britton & Rose Cactaceae 4: 30. 1923. — wfo-0000623251
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coryphantha schwarziana Boed. Mammill.-Vergl.-Schluessel: 12. 1933. — wfo-0000623400
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Mammillaria echinoidea Quehl in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 42. 1913. — wfo-0001288383
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Unplaced Names ( showing unplaced names 1 to 4 of 4)

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Coryphantha:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Coryphantha conspicua Lem. Cactées: 34. 1868. — wfo-0000623230
Coryphantha hookeri Lem. Cactées: 34. 1868. — wfo-0000623282
Coryphantha piercei Fosberg in Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 30: 58. 1931. — wfo-0000623345
Coryphantha sublanata Lem. Cactées: 35. 1868. — wfo-0000623411