Cumulopuntia ignota (Britton & Rose) F.Ritter ex D.R.Hunt

First published in New Cact. Lex. 1: 68 (2006)
This name is a synonym of Cumulopuntia sphaerica

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Anceschi, G. & Magli, A. (2021). Cactusinhabitat Booklet South America 2013/2021: 1-134. http://www.cactusinhabitat.org. [Cited as Cumulopuntia sphaerica.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Hunt, D. (2016). CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1-174. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Cumulopuntia ignota.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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