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Coryphantha rhaphidacantha var. ancistracantha (Lem.) Y.Itô
Cacti (Borg) 1952, 116. ( same as "raphidacantha" )
Family: CACTACEAE

= Coryphantha ancistracantha (Lem.) Lem.

Accepted Scientific Name: Coryphantha clavata subs. stipitata (Scheidw.) Dicht & A.Lüthy
Cactaceae Syst. Init. 11: 12. 2001

Coryphantha rhaphidacantha var. ancistracantha (Coryphantha ancistracantha) Photo by: Agócs György
GM 462 (Collector Grzegorz Matuszewski) Locality: Ojo Caliente, 2060m. at: Rebutialand - Cactus collection - Hungary.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Coryphantha clavata (Scheidw.) Backeb.
Cactaceae (Berlin) 1941, Pt. 2, 61 (1942); cf. Gray Herb. Card Cat.
Synonymy: 6 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Coryphantha clavata subs. stipitata (Scheidw.) Dicht & A.Lüthy
Cactaceae Syst. Init. 11: 12. 2001
Synonymy: 16
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Coryphantha clavata group

  • Coryphantha ancistracantha (Lem.) Lem.: Same as: Coryphantha clavata subs. stipitata
  • Coryphantha clavata (Scheidw.) Backeb.: (subsp. clavata) Central spine straight or curved. Flowers 20-30 m in diameter. Distribution: Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas.
  • Coryphantha clavata subs. stipitata (Scheidw.) Dicht & A.Lüthy: Central spine always hooked. Flowers 35-40 m in diameter. Distribution: Zacatecas, Guanajuato, San Luis Potosi and Jalisco, mainly around Lagos de Moreno.

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