Mammillaria polyedra
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 polyedra
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1832
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Mammillaria polyedra. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
29 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cactus crocidatusName author: (Lem.) Kuntze
- Cactus hexasanthusName author: (Salm-Dyck) Kuntze
- Cactus polyedrusName author: (Mart.) Kuntze
- Cactus polygonusName author: (Salm-Dyck) Kuntze
- Cactus polytrichusName author: (Salm-Dyck) Kuntze
- Cactus roseaName author: (Van Houtte) Kuntze
- Mammillaria anisacanthaName author: Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria crocidataName author: Lem.
- Mammillaria dolichocentra var. galeottiiName author: Salm-Dyck ex C.F.Först.
- Mammillaria kewensis var. craigianaName author: F.Schmoll ex R.T.Craig
- Mammillaria obconella var. galeottiiName author: Scheidw.
- Mammillaria ovimamma var. brevispinaName author: Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria polyedra var. laeviorName author: Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria polygonaName author: Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria polythele var. affinisName author: Schelle
- Mammillaria polythele var. columnarisName author: (Mart.) Salm-Dyck ex Walp.
- Mammillaria polythele var. hexacanthaName author: (Salm-Dyck) Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria polythele var. latimammaName author: Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria polytrichaName author: Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria polytricha var. hexacanthaName author: (Salm-Dyck) Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria polytricha var. laeviorName author: Salm-Dyck ex Labour.
- Mammillaria polytricha var. scleracanthaName author: Labour.
- Mammillaria polytricha var. tetracanthaName author: Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria rhodeocentra var. gracillimaName author: Scheer
- Mammillaria rhodocentra var. gracilispinaName author: Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria webbiana var. longispinaName author: Jacobi
- Neomammillaria crocidataName author: (Lem.) Britton & Rose
- Neomammillaria polyedraName author: (Mart.) Britton & Rose
- Neomammillaria polygonaName author: (Salm-Dyck) 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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