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Cactus and succulent atlas / Harrisia

Taxonomic account

Harrisia tetracantha

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Harrisia tetracantha (Labour.) D.R.Hunt

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

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Harrisia
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 bolivianus (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.
  • Cereus tephracanthus Link & Otto ex Steud. (spelling variant)
  • Cereus tetracanthus Labour.
  • Cereus tetracanthus var. bolivianus F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.
  • Echinopsis tetracantha (Labour.) Anceschi & Magli
  • Eriocereus tetracanthus (Labour.) Riccob.
  • Eriocereus tetracanthus var. boliviensis (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Backeb.
  • Roseocereus tetracanthus (Labour.) Backeb.
  • Trichocereus tetracanthus (Labour.) Borg
  • Trichocereus tetracanthus var. bolivianus (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Borg

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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