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December 2023

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Tephrocactus alexanderi (Britton & Rose) Backeb.

This species name was first published in in Cactus (Paris) 38: 250. 1953.

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0001289332.

Synonyms of Tephrocactus alexanderi (Britton & Rose) Backeb.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Tephrocactus subsphaericus Backeb. Kaktus-ABC: 410. 1936. wfo-0000407486
Tephrocactus riojanus (Hosseus) Backeb. Kaktus-ABC: 113. 1936. wfo-0000407487
Tephrocactus microsphaericus Backeb. Kakteenlex.: 426. 1966. wfo-0000407670
Tephrocactus bruchii (Speg.) Backeb. in Cactaceae (Berlin) 1939(2): 18. 1939. wfo-0000407729
Tephrocactus bruchii Speg. in Revista Argent. Bot. 1: 202. 1926. wfo-0000415103
Opuntia alexanderi Britton & Rose Cactaceae 4: 256. 1923. wfo-0001219723
Tephrocactus flexuosus Backeb. Kaktus-ABC: 109, 410. 1936. wfo-0001245823
Opuntia flexuosa (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 5. 1958. wfo-0001287342
Opuntia bruchii Speg. in Physis (Buenos Aires) 8: 239. 1925. wfo-0001289331
Opuntia riojana Hosseus ex Backeb. & F.M.Knuth Kaktus-ABC: 113, 429. 1936. wfo-0001289352
Opuntia alexanderi var. bruchii (Speg.) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 5. 1958. wfo-0001433062
Opuntia alexanderi var. subsphaerica (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley in Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 5. 1958. wfo-0001433063
Opuntia bruchii f. brachyacantha Speg. in Revista Argent. Bot. 1: 202. 1926. wfo-0001433089
Opuntia bruchii f. macracantha Speg. in Revista Argent. Bot. 1: 202. 1926. wfo-0001433090
Tephrocactus alexanderi subvar. brachyacanthus (Speg.) Backeb. Cactaceae 1: 294. 1958. wfo-0001434305
Tephrocactus alexanderi subvar. macranthus (Speg.) Backeb. Cactaceae 1: 293. 1958. wfo-0001434306
Tephrocactus alexanderi var. bruchii (Speg.) Backeb. in Cactus (Paris) 38: 250. 1953. wfo-0001434307
Tephrocactus alexanderi var. subsphaericus (Backeb.) Backeb. in Cactus (Paris) 38: 250. 1953. wfo-0001434308
Tephrocactus bruchii f. brachyacanthus Speg. in Revista Argent. Bot. 1: 202. 1926. wfo-0001434325
Tephrocactus bruchii subvar. macracantha (Speg.) Backeb. Cactaceae 1: 293. 1958. wfo-0001434326