ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Maihuenia poeppigii

Name author: (Otto ex Pfeiff.) F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.

A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Maihuenia
Species: Maihuenia poeppigii
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1899

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Maihuenia poeppigii. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

7 synonyms in this snapshot

Maihuenia philippiiName author: (F.A.C.Weber) K.Schum.
Opuntia caespitosaName author: Poepp.
Opuntia maihuenName author: Gay
Opuntia philippiiName author: F.Haage & M.Schmidt ex Bois
Opuntia poeppigiiName author: Otto ex Pfeiff.
Pereskia philippiiName author: F.A.C.Weber
Pereskia poeppigiiName author: (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Salm-Dyck

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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