Taxonomic account

Parodia linkii

Parodia linkii (Lehm.) R.Kiesling

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

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Parodia
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 linkii Lehm.
Cereus linkii (Lehm.) Pfeiff.
Echinocactus linkii (Lehm.) Pfeiff.
Echinocactus linkii var. spinosior C.F.Först.
Echinocactus megapotamicus Osten
Malacocarpus linkii (Lehm.) Britton & Rose
Notocactus linkii (Lehm.) Herter
Notocactus linkii f. multiflorus (Frič ex Buining) F.Ritter
Notocactus linkii var. albispinus W.R.Abraham
Notocactus linkii var. buenekeri F.Ritter
Notocactus linkii var. flavispinus A.J.Buining & Brederoo
Notocactus linkii var. guaibensis F.Ritter
Notocactus megapotamicus Osten ex Herter
Notocactus megapotamicus var. alacriportanus F.Ritter
Notocactus megapotamicus var. crucicentrus F.Ritter
Notocactus megapotamicus var. flavispinus (A.J.Buining & Brederoo) W.R.Abraham & Büneker
Notocactus megapotamicus var. horstii F.Ritter
Notocactus megapotamicus var. multicolorispinus W.R.Abraham & Büneker
Notocactus megapotamicus var. vulgatus F.Ritter
Notocactus ottonis var. linkii (Lehm.) Borg
Notocactus ottonis var. megapotamicus (Osten ex Herter) Buining
Notocactus ottonis var. multiflorus Frič ex Buining
Peronocactus linkii (Lehm.) Doweld

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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