Oreocereus hempelianus
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
- Oreocereus
- Species
- Oreocereus hempelianus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1987
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Oreocereus hempelianus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
20 synonyms in this snapshot
- Arequipa erectocylindricaName author: Rauh & Backeb.
- Arequipa hempelianaName author: (Gürke) Oehme
- Arequipa rettigiiName author: (Quehl) Oehme
- Arequipa rettigii var. borealisName author: F.Ritter
- Arequipa rettigii var. erectocylindricaName author: (Rauh & Backeb.) Krainz
- Arequipa soehrensiiName author: Backeb.
- Arequipa spinosissimaName author: F.Ritter
- Arequipa weingartianaName author: Backeb.
- Arequipa weingartiana var. carminanthemaName author: Backeb.
- Arequipiopsis hempelianaName author: (Gürke) Kreuz. & Buining
- Arequipiopsis rettigiiName author: (Quehl) Kreuz. & Buining
- Arequipiopsis soehrensiiName author: Kreuz.
- Arequipiopsis weingartianaName author: (Backeb.) Kreuz. & Buining
- Borzicactus hempelianusName author: (Gürke) Donald
- Borzicactus hempelianus var. rettigiiName author: (Quehl) Donald
- Borzicactus hempelianus var. spinosissimusName author: (F.Ritter) Donald
- Borzicactus hempelianus var. weingartianusName author: (Backeb.) Donald
- Echinocactus rettigiiName author: Quehl
- Echinopsis hempelianaName author: Gürke
- Oreocereus rettigiiName author: (Quehl) Buxb.
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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