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Taxonomic account

Opuntia aureispina

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Opuntia aureispina (S.Brack & K.D.Heil) Pinkava & B.D.Parfitt

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

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Opuntia
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]

  • Opuntia azurea var. aureispina (S.Brack & K.D.Heil) A.M.Powell & Weedin
  • Opuntia azurea var. diplopurpurea A.M.Powell & Weedin
  • Opuntia azurea var. discolor Weedin
  • Opuntia azurea var. parva A.M.Powell & Weedin
  • Opuntia luteispina Guiggi
  • Opuntia macrocentra var. aureispina S.Brack & K.D.Heil

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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