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Taxonomic account

Parodia calvescens

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Parodia calvescens (N.Gerloff & A.D.Nilson) Anceschi & Magli

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]

  • Notocactus calvescens N.Gerloff & A.D.Nilson
  • Parodia turbinata subsp. calvescens (N.Gerloff & A.D.Nilson) Hofacker
  • Wigginsia calvescens (N.Gerloff & A.D.Nilson) Font
  • Wigginsia turbinata subsp. calvescens (N.Gerloff & A.D.Nilson) Guiggi

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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