Mammillaria gigantea
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
- Mammillaria
- Species
- Mammillaria gigantea
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1899
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Mammillaria gigantea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
18 synonyms in this snapshot
- Mammillaria armatissimaName author: R.T.Craig
- Mammillaria flavovirens f. cristataName author: (Salm-Dyck) Schelle
- Mammillaria flavovirens var. cristataName author: Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria gigantea subsp. flavovirensName author: Rogoz. & Plein
- Mammillaria gigantea subsp. hamiltonhoytiaeName author: (Bravo) Rogoz. & Plein
- Mammillaria guanajuatensisName author: Rudge ex K.Schum.
- Mammillaria hamiltonhoyteaName author: (Bravo) Werderm.
- Mammillaria hamiltonhoytiaeName author: (Bravo) Werderm.
- Mammillaria hamiltonhoytiae var. fulvafloraName author: R.T.Craig
- Mammillaria hastiferaName author: Krainz & A.Keller
- Mammillaria macdowelliiName author: K.Schum.
- Mammillaria ocotillensisName author: R.T.Craig
- Mammillaria ocotillensis var. brevispinaName author: R.T.Craig
- Mammillaria ocotillensis var. longispinaName author: R.T.Craig
- Mammillaria saint-pieanaName author: Backeb.
- Neomammillaria giganteaName author: (Hildm. ex K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
- Neomammillaria hamiltonhoyteaName author: Bravo
- Neomammillaria hamiltonhoytiaeName author: Bravo
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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