Taxonomic account

Maihueniopsis glomerata

Maihueniopsis glomerata (Haw.) R.Kiesling

Name accepted in Plants of the World Online. [2-WWW]

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Maihueniopsis
Ranga: Species
Genus list verification: 11 October 2026 [2-WWW]

Names in the literature

Synonyms and spelling variants linked to the accepted name in WCVP 16, including updates to the genus list. [27-WWW] [2-WWW]

Cactus horizontalis Jacob-Makoy
Cactus ovatus Gillies ex G.Don
Cereus ovatus G.Don
Maihueniopsis ovallei (Gay) F.Ritter
Opuntia andicola var. elongata Lem.
Opuntia andicola var. major Lem.
Opuntia gilliesii Pfeiff.
Opuntia glomerata Haw.
Opuntia glomerata f. oligacantha (Speg.) Castell.
Opuntia glomerata var. gracilior (Salm-Dyck) G.D.Rowley
Opuntia glomerata var. oligacantha (Speg.) G.D.Rowley
Opuntia ovallei Gay
Opuntia platyacantha var. gracilior Salm-Dyck
Opuntia russellii Britton & Rose
Opuntia wetmorei Britton & Rose
Tephrocactus articulatus var. ovatus (G.Don) Backeb.
Tephrocactus glomeratus (Haw.) Speg.
Tephrocactus glomeratus var. atratispinus Backeb.
Tephrocactus glomeratus var. gracilior (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.
Tephrocactus glomeratus var. longispinus Backeb.
Tephrocactus glomeratus var. oligacanthus Speg.
Tephrocactus russellii (Britton & Rose) Backeb.

Nomenclatural basis

The genus's species list was checked in POWO on 11 October 2026. Authorship and links between older names were compared with WCVP 16, a snapshot from 4 June 2026. [27-WWW] [2-WWW] [2-WWW]

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