Tephrocactus aoracanthus
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
- Tephrocactus
- Species
- Tephrocactus aoracanthus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1868
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Tephrocactus aoracanthus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
10 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cactus ovatusName author: Gillies ex Loudon
- Cereus ovatusName author: (Gillies ex Loudon) G.Don
- Cereus ovatusName author: Pfeiff.
- Opuntia acracanthaName author: Walp.
- Opuntia aoracanthaName author: Lem.
- Opuntia formidabilisName author: Walton
- Opuntia hosseiName author: (Krainz & Gräser) G.D.Rowley
- Opuntia ovataName author: Hort.Angl. ex Pfeiff.
- Opuntia tuberiformisName author: Phil.
- Tephrocactus hosseiName author: Krainz & Gräser
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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