Curtis, W., et al., Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, ser. 2 (1984-2021)
Bot. Mag., ser. 2

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vol. 20 (2003)

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p. 183

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Echinocactus platyacanthus Link & Otto

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name cited:
Echinocactus visnaga Hook.
name recognized:
Echinocactus platyacanthus Link & Otto

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drawing: W.H. Fitch

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family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Cactoideae
tribe: Cacteae

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epithet cited: visnagus,-a,-um

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epithet recognized: platyacanthus,-a,-um

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synonyms:

heterotypic synonyms:
Copiapoa macracantha (Salm-Dyck) Meregalli; Echinocactus arachnoideus Scheidw.; Echinocactus aulacogonus Lemaire; Echinocactus edulis Haage ex C.F.Först.; Echinocactus ghiesbreghtianus Lemaire; Echinocactus grandis Rose; Echinocactus helophorus Lemaire; Echinocactus ingens Zucc. ex Pfeiff.; Echinocactus irroratus Scheidw.; Echinocactus karwinskii Zucc. ex Pfeiff.; Echinocactus macracanthus Salm-Dyck; Echinocactus macracanthus Vriese; Echinocactus minax Lemaire; Echinocactus oligacanthus Mart. ex Pfeiff.; Echinocactus palmeri Rose; Echinocactus platyceras Lemaire; Echinocactus saltillensis Poselg.; Echinocactus tuberculatus Link & Otto; Echinocactus visnaga Hook.; Echinocactus viznaga Hook.; Echinofossulocactus helophorus (Lemaire) Lawr.; Echinofossulocactus karwinskianus Lawr.; Echinofossulocactus macracanthus (Salm-Dyck) Lawr.; Echinofossulocactus platyceras (Lemaire) Lawr.; Melocactus platyacanthus Link & Otto; Melocactus tuberculatus Link & Otto;