Coryphantha octacantha
A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Coryphantha
- Species
- Coryphantha octacantha
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1923
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Coryphantha octacantha. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
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- Cactus aulacotheleName author: (Lem.) Kuntze
- Cactus biglandulosusName author: (Pfeiff.) Kuntze
- Cactus clavusName author: (Pfeiff.) Kuntze
- Cactus exudansName author: (Zucc.) Kuntze
- Cactus macrotheleName author: (Mart.) Kuntze
- Cactus martianusName author: (Pfeiff.) Kuntze
- Cactus octacanthusName author: (DC.) Kuntze
- Cactus plaschnickiiName author: (Otto) Kuntze
- Cactus polymorphusName author: (Scheer) Kuntze
- Cactus schlechtendaliiName author: (Ehrenb.) Kuntze
- Coryphantha aulacotheleName author: (Lem.) Lem.
- Coryphantha clavaName author: (Pfeiff.) Lem.
- Coryphantha clava var. schlechtendaliiName author: (Poselg.) Heinrich ex Backeb.
- Coryphantha exsudansName author: (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) Lem. ex C.F.Först.
- Coryphantha exsudansName author: (Zucc.) Lem. ex Britton & Rose
- Coryphantha lehmanniiName author: Lem.
- Coryphantha macrotheleName author: (Mart. ex Pfeiff.) Kümmler
- Coryphantha schlechtendaliiName author: (Poselg.) Lem.
- Echinocactus clavaName author: (Pfeiff.) Poselg.
- Echinocactus clavusName author: (Pfeiff.) Poselg.
- Echinocactus glanduligerusName author: Poselg.
- Echinocactus macrotheleName author: (Mart. ex Pfeiff.) Poselg.
- Echinocactus macrothele var. biglandulosusName author: (Pfeiff.) Poselg.
- Echinocactus macrothele var. lehmanniiName author: Poselg.
- Echinocactus plaschnickiiName author: (Pfeiff.) Poselg.
- Echinocactus schlechtendaliiName author: (Ehrenb.) Poselg.
- Glandulifera clavaName author: (Pfeiff.) Frič
- Mammillaria aulacotheleName author: Lem.
- Mammillaria aulacothele var. flavispinaName author: Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria aulacothele var. multispinaName author: Scheidw.
- Mammillaria aulacothele var. spinosiorName author: Monv. ex Lem.
- Mammillaria aulacothele var. sulcimammaName author: H.Pfeiff.
- Mammillaria biglandulosaName author: Pfeiff.
- Mammillaria brevimammaName author: Zucc. ex Pfeiff.
- Mammillaria brevimamma var. exsudansName author: (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria clavaName author: Pfeiff.
- Mammillaria curvataName author: Pfeiff.
- Mammillaria exsudansName author: Zucc.
- Mammillaria leucacanthaName author: DC.
- Mammillaria macrotheleName author: Mart. ex Pfeiff.
- Mammillaria macrothele var. biglandulosaName author: (Pfeiff.) Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria martianaName author: Pfeiff.
- Mammillaria octacanthaName author: DC.
- Mammillaria plaschnickiiName author: Otto
- Mammillaria plaschnickii var. stramineaName author: Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria polymorphaName author: Scheer ex Muehlenpf.
- Mammillaria schlechtendaliiName author: Ehrenb.
- Mammillaria schlechtendalii var. laeviorName author: Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria sulcimammaName author: Pfeiff. ex Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria sulcimammaName author: Pfeiff.
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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