Taxonomic account

Denmoza rhodacantha

Denmoza rhodacantha (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose

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

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Denmoza
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]

Cereus erythrocephalus (K.Schum.) A.Berger
Cleistocactus rhodacanthus (Salm-Dyck) Lem.
Denmoza erythrocephala (K.Schum.) A.Berger
Denmoza rhodacantha var. diamantina Slaba
Echinocactus coccineus Pfeiff.
Echinocactus rhodacanthus Salm-Dyck
Echinocactus rhodacanthus var. coccineus Monv. ex Labour.
Echinopsis rhodacantha (Salm-Dyck) Salm-Dyck
Mammillaria coccinea G.Don
Pilocereus erythrocephalus K.Schum.
Pilocereus rhodacanthus (Salm-Dyck) Speg.

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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