ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Deamia testudo

Name author: (Karw. ex Zucc.) Britton & Rose

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: Deamia
Species: Deamia testudo
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1920

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

10 synonyms in this snapshot

Cereus acanthosphaeraName author: Weing.
Cereus miravallensisName author: F.A.C.Weber
Cereus nothusName author: Hort.Gruson.
Cereus pentapterusName author: Otto ex Salm-Dyck
Cereus pterogonusName author: Lem.
Cereus testudoName author: Karw. ex Zucc.
Deamia diabolicaName author: Clover
Selenicereus miravallensisName author: (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose
Selenicereus testudoName author: (Karw. ex Zucc.) Buxb. ex Krainz
Strophocactus testudoName author: (Karw. ex Zucc.) Ralf Bauer

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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