ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Oroya peruviana

Name author: (K.Schum.) 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: Oroya
Species: Oroya peruviana
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1922

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

24 synonyms in this snapshot

Echinocactus peruvianusName author: K.Schum.
Echinopsis urbis-regiumName author: Molinari & Mayta
Oroya baumanniiName author: Kníže
Oroya baumannii var. baumanniiName author: Not supplied
Oroya baumannii var. rubrispinaName author: Kníže
Oroya gibbosaName author: F.Ritter
Oroya gibbosa var. citrifloraName author: Kníže
Oroya laxiareolataName author: Rauh & Backeb.
Oroya laxiareolata var. pluricentralisName author: Backeb.
Oroya neoperuvianaName author: Backeb.
Oroya neoperuviana var. depressaName author: Rauh & Backeb.
Oroya neoperuviana var. ferrugineaName author: Rauh & Backeb.
Oroya neoperuviana var. tenuispinaName author: Rauh & Backeb.
Oroya peruviana var. baumanniiName author: (Kníže) Slaba
Oroya peruviana var. citrifloraName author: (Kníže) Slaba
Oroya peruviana var. conaikensisName author: Donald & A.B.Lau
Oroya peruviana var. depressaName author: (Rauh & Backeb.) Rauh & Backeb.
Oroya peruviana var. neoperuvianaName author: (Backeb.) Slaba
Oroya peruviana var. pluricentralisName author: (Backeb.) F.Ritter
Oroya suboccultaName author: Rauh & Backeb.
Oroya subocculta var. albispinaName author: Rauh & Backeb.
Oroya subocculta var. fuscaName author: Rauh & Backeb.
Oroya subocculta var. laxiareolataName author: (Rauh & Backeb.) Slaba
Oroya subocculta var. pluricentralisName author: (Backeb.) Slaba

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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