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Cactus

The genus Cactus is in the family Cactaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Cactus

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Cactus acanthophlegmus (Lehm.) Kuntze Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus acanthostephes Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus acicularis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus actinopleus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus aculeatissimus Zeph ex Steudel Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus affinis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus albisetus Steud. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus alpinus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus alternatus J.M.Coult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus amabilis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus americanus Vitman Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus amoenus Hoffmanns. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus ancistracanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus ancistrius Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus ancistroides Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus anguineus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus anizogonus C.F.Först. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus areolosus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus argenteus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus atratus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus atroruber Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus atrosanguineus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus aulacanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus aulacothele Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus aurantiaca Gillies ex Loudon Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus aurantiacus Lem. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus aurantiiformis Thiery ex Steudel Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus aureiceps Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus auricomus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus ayrampe Azara Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus bahiensis Britton & Rose Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus barbatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus barlowii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus bellatulus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus beneckei Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus bertini Markgr. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus bihamatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus bispinus J.M. Coult. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus bleo Torr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus bocasanus J.M.Coult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus bockii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus bolivianus Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus bonaerensis Larrañaga Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus brandegeei J.M.Coult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus brevimamma Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus brevisetus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus brownii (Toumey) Toumey Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus brunneus J.M.Coult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus bulbispinus Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus caespititius Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus californicus Torr. & A.Gray Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus campechianus Thierry Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus canescens Moc. & Sessé ex DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus carneus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus celsianus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus centricirrhus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus centrispinus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus cephalophorus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus ceratocentrus (Bergman) Kuntze Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus chloranthus Terán & Berland. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus chrysacanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus cirrhifer Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus clavatus Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus clavus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus cochenillifer Moc. & Sessé ex DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus columnaris Moc. & Sessé ex DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus compactus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus compressus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus conicus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus conifer (Haw.) Kuntze Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus conoideus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus conopseus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus corollarius Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus coronatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus crassispinus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus crebrispinus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus crinitus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus crocidatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus cruciger Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus curvispinus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus cylindricus Lam. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus cylindricus J.James Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus dasyacanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus dealbatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus decipiens Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus dentatus (K. Schum.) Ruiz ex Mart. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus depressus DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus depressus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus depressus (Hook.) Borg Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus diadema Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus discolor Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus divaricatus Lam. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus divaricatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus divergens Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus dolichocentrus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus dyckianus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus eborinus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus echinocactoides Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus echinocarpus Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus echinus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus ehrenbergii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus elegans Link Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus elegans Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus elephantidens Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus elongatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus emoryi Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus engelmannii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus ensiformis Biden Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus erectacanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus erectus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus erinaceus Haw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus euchlorus (Ehrenb.) Kuntze Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus eximius Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus exudans Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus fasciculatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus fellneri Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus ferox Nutt. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus ficus Thunb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus fischeri Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus floribundus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus foersteri Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus foliosus Willd. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus formosus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus foveolatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus fulvispinus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus funckii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus fuscatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus garipensis Kunth Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus geminatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus gibbosus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus glabratus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus gladiatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus glanduliger Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus glaucus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus goodrichii (Engelm.) Kuntze Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus goodridgii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus gracilis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus grahamii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus grandicornis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus grandiflorus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus granulatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus griseus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus guillemianus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus guilleminianus (Lem.) Kuntze Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus gummifer Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus haageanus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus haematactinus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus halei J.M.Coult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus hamatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus haworthianus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus heinei Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus heptagonus L. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus hernandezii (DC.) Oken Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus heterogonus DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus heteromorphus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus hexacanthus (Salm-Dyck) Kuntze Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus hexagonus Vell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus heyderi Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus horridus Kunth Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus humboldtii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus hybridus Van Geel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus hyptiacanthus Lem. ex Steud. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus hystrix Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus imbricatus Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus incurvus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus intertextus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus irregularis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus isabellinus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus italicus Ten. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus italicus Tenore ex Steudel Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus jenkinsonii McIntosh Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus jucundus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus kageneckii DC. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus kagenickii C.C.Gmel. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus karwinskianus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus kleinii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus klugii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus kotschoubeyi Karw. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus kotschubeyi Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus krameri Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus kunthii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus lactescens Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus lamarkii Colla Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus lanifer Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus laniferus (J.M. Coult.) Kuntze Accepted L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus lasiacanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus latimamma Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus leucocentrus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus leucodictyus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus leucotrichus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus linkeanus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus lividus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus longimamma Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus longisetus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus loricatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus ludwigii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus luteus Thiery ex Steudel Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus lyratus Vell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus macracanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus macromeris Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus maculatus J.M.Coult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus magnimamma Salm-Dyck ex Steud. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus mallisonii Loudon Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus mammillaris Nutt. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus martianus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus maschalacanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus matanzanus (León) Borg Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus maximus Colla Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus megacanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus meiacanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus meissneri Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus melaleucus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus melocactus L. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Cactus mensarum Thiery ex Steudel Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus micans Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus micracanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus microcephalus (Miq.) Borg Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus microceras Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus micromeris Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus microthele Spreng. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus minimus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus miquelii (Lehm.) Borg Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus mirabilis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus mitis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus mucronatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus muehlenpfordtii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus multiceps Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus multisectus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus mutabilis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus mystax Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus neglectus Dehnh. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus neomexicanus Small Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus neumannianus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus niger Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus nigricans Haw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus nigricans Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus nivosus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus nobilis Lam. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus nobilis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus nopal Thierry Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus notesteinii Rydb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus obconella Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus obliquus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus obtusipetalus Britton & Rose Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus obvallatus Moc. & Sessé ex DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus obvallatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus octacanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus odieranus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus olorinus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus oothele Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus opuntia Guss. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus oreas Britton & Rose Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus ottonis Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus ottonis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus ovatus Gillies ex Loudon Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus ovimamma Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus ovoides Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pallescens Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus palmeri J.M.Coult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus parasiticus Lam. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus parkinsonii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus parryi Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus parvifolius Ehrh. ex F.Dietr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus parvimamma Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus parvimammus Kuntze Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus pectinatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pendulinus Sieber ex DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pentacanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pentagonus Vell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pentlandii Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus persicanus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pfeifferianus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus phaeacanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus phaeotrichus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus phellospermus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus phymatothele Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pictus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus plaschnickii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus plecostigma Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pleiocephalus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus polycentrus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus polycephalus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus polyedrus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus polygonus Lam. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus polygonus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus polymorphus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus polythele Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus polytrichus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pomaceus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pondii J.M.Coult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pottsii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus praelii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pretiosus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus prismaticus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus procerus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus prolifer Willd. ex Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus prolifer Mill. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pseudococcinellifer Bertol. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus pseudococcinillifer Bertol. ex DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pseudomammillaris Desf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pseudotuna Steud. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus pugionacanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pulchellus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pulcher Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pulcherrimus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pulvilliger Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus purpureus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pusillus DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pusillus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pycnacanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pyrrhocephalus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus pyrrhochroacanthus (Lem.) Kuntze Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus quadrangularis Sessé & Moc. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus quadrispinus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus radiosus J.M.Coult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus recurvatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus recurvispinus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus regius Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus reticulatus Descourt. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus retusus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus rhaphidacanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus rhodanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Cactus rhodeocentrus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus robustior Small Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus robustispinus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus roseus (Scheidw.) Kuntze Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus ruficeps Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus rufocroceus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus rutilus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus salicornoides Steud. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus salmdyckianus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus salmianus Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus saxatilis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus scepontocentrus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus schaeferi Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus scheeri Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus scheidweilerianus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus schiedeanus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus schlechtendalii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus seemannii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus seidelii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus seitzianus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus sempervivi Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus senilis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus sepium Larrañaga Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus setosus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus similis (Engelm. & A.Gray) Small Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus sororius Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus speciosus Desf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus speciosus Hook. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus spectabilis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus sphacelatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus sphaericus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus sphaerotrichus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus spinaureus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus spini Colla Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus spinosissimus Martyn Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus spinosissimus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus spiriformis Colla Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus splendidus Thierry Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus squarrosus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus stella-aurata Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus stellaris Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus stellatus Willd. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus stramineus Spreng. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus strobiliformis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus stueberi Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus subangularis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus subcroceus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus subcurvatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus subechinatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus subpolyedrus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus subtetragonus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus subulifer Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus sulcatus (Engelm.) Small Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus sulcolanatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus sulphureus Gillies ex Loudon Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus supertextus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus sylvestris Thiery ex Steudel Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus tamaulipensis Terán & Berland. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus tectus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus tentaculatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus tenuis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus teres Larrañaga Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus testudinis-crus (F.A.C. Weber) Thierry de Menonville Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus tetracanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus tetracentrus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus tetrancistrus J.M.Coult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus texanus Small Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus texensis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus tomentosus Link Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus tomentosus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus torquatus Walp. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus townsendii Britton & Rose Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus triacanthus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus triangularis Vell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus trichotomus Tenore ex Steudel Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus triflorus Larrañaga Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus tuberculosus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus turbinatus (Hook.) Kuntze Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus uberiformis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus umbrinus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus uncinatus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus urinarius Sessé & Moc. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus urumbeba Vell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus variamamma Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus ventricosus Larrañaga Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus versicolor Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus verticillatus Brot. ex Heynh. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cactus vetulus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus villifer Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus virens Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus viridis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus viviparus Nutt. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus vrieseanus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus vulpinus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus webbianus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus wildianus Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus winkleri Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus woburnensis Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus wrightii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus zegschwitzii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus zephyranthodes Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus zepnickii Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus zinniiflorus Moc. & Sessé ex DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cactus zuccarinii (Miq.) Borg Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 602 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Cactus. Of these 14 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 4 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Cactus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 602 species names for the genus Cactus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 14 2.3%
◕ Synonym 171 28.4%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 417 69.3%

All names

The status of the 606 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Cactus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 14 2.3%
◕ Synonym 174 28.7%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 418 69.0%

Of the species names,

The confidence with which the status of the 602 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Cactus, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 13 11 0 0 24 4.0%
Low confidence 1 160 0 417 578 96.0%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Cactus is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 14 166 0 24 0 204 33.9%
WCSP (in review) 0 5 0 393 0 398 66.1%