Taxonomic account

Matucana peruviana

Matucana peruviana (K.Schum.) G.J.Charles

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

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Matucana
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]

Echinocactus peruvianus K.Schum.
Echinopsis urbis-regum Molinari & Mayta
Oroya baumannii Kníže
Oroya baumannii var. rubrispina Kníže
Oroya gibbosa F.Ritter
Oroya laxiareolata Rauh & Backeb.
Oroya laxiareolata var. pluricentralis Backeb.
Oroya neoperuviana Backeb.
Oroya neoperuviana var. depressa Rauh & Backeb.
Oroya neoperuviana var. ferruginea Rauh & Backeb.
Oroya peruviana (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
Oroya peruviana subsp. depressa (Rauh & Backeb.) Ostolaza
Oroya peruviana var. baumannii (Kníže) Slaba
Oroya peruviana var. citriflora (Kníže) Slaba
Oroya peruviana var. conaikensis Donald & A.B.Lau
Oroya peruviana var. depressa (Rauh & Backeb.) Slaba
Oroya peruviana var. neoperuviana (Backeb.) Slaba
Oroya subocculta Rauh & Backeb.
Oroya subocculta var. albispina Rauh & Backeb.
Oroya subocculta var. fusca Rauh & Backeb.
Oroya subocculta var. laxiareolata (Rauh & Backeb.) Slaba
Oroya subocculta var. pluricentralis (Backeb.) Slaba

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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