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Cactus and succulent atlas / Frailea

Taxonomic account

Frailea chiquitana

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Frailea chiquitana Cárdenas

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

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Frailea
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]

  • Astrophytum chiquitanum (Cárdenas) Halda & Malina
  • Astrophytum pullispinum (Backeb.) Halda & Malina
  • Frailea larae R.Vásquez
  • Frailea pullispina Backeb.
  • Frailea pullispina var. atrispina Backeb.
  • Frailea pullispina var. centrispina 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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