Horticultural hybrid profile

Gymnocalycium × contractum

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Gymnocalycium × contractum (Hildm.) M.H.J.van der Meer

Name accepted in World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 16. [27-WWW]

Horticultural hybridAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Gymnocalycium
Ranga: Horticultural hybrid
Genus list verification: 11 October 2026 [2-WWW]

Hybrid parentage record

G. gibbosum × G. monvillei [27-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]

Echinocactus × contractus Hildm.

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]

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