Mammillaria polythele
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 polythele
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1832
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Mammillaria polythele. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
38 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cactus affinisName author: (DC.) Kuntze
- Cactus hexacanthusName author: (Salm-Dyck) Kuntze
- Cactus nigerName author: (Ehrenb.) Kuntze
- Cactus nudusName author: (DC.) Kuntze
- Cactus ootheleName author: (Lem.) Kuntze
- Cactus ovimammaName author: (Lem.) Kuntze
- Cactus polytheleName author: (Mart.) Kuntze
- Cactus quadrispinusName author: (Mart.) Kuntze
- Cactus rhodeocentrusName author: (Lem.) Kuntze
- Cactus setosusName author: (Pfeiff.) Kuntze
- Cactus webbianusName author: (Lem.) Kuntze
- Mammillaria affinisName author: DC.
- Mammillaria catafractaName author: Mart. ex Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria columnarisName author: Mart.
- Mammillaria dolichacanthaName author: Lem. ex C.F.Först.
- Mammillaria echinopsName author: Scheidw. ex C.F.Först.
- Mammillaria hexacanthaName author: Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria hidalgensisName author: J.A.Purpus
- Mammillaria hoffmannseggiiName author: Hoffmanns.
- Mammillaria longispinaName author: Rchb. ex Terscheck
- Mammillaria multimammaName author: F.M.Knuth
- Mammillaria nigraName author: Ehrenb.
- Mammillaria nudaName author: DC.
- Mammillaria ootheleName author: Lem.
- Mammillaria ovimammaName author: Lem.
- Mammillaria ovimamma var. ootheleName author: (Lem.) Labour.
- Mammillaria polythele f. quadrispinaName author: (Mart.) Schelle
- Mammillaria polythele var. quadrispinaName author: (Mart.) Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria polythele var. setosaName author: (Pfeiff.) Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria quadrispinaName author: Mart.
- Mammillaria rhodeocentraName author: Lem.
- Mammillaria rigidispinaName author: Hildm. ex Quehl
- Mammillaria setosaName author: Pfeiff.
- Mammillaria webbianaName author: Lem.
- Neomammillaria echinopsName author: (Scheidw.) Fosberg
- Neomammillaria hidalgensisName author: (J.A.Purpus) Y.Itô
- Neomammillaria hoffmannianaName author: Tiegel
- Neomammillaria polytheleName author: (Mart.) Britton & Rose
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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